diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/lib/instance-types.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/lib/instance-types.ts
index c9a7f8ac74509..fc3b3b411d7b3 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/lib/instance-types.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/lib/instance-types.ts
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@ export enum InstanceClass {
   /**
    * Memory optimized instances based on AMD EPYC with local NVME drive, 5th generation
    */
-  MEMORY5_AMD_NVME_DRIVE = 'r5a',
+  MEMORY5_AMD_NVME_DRIVE = 'r5ad',
 
   /**
    * Memory optimized instances based on AMD EPYC with local NVME drive, 5th generation
    */
-  R5AD = 'r5a',
+  R5AD = 'r5ad',
 
   /**
    * Memory optimized instances that are also EBS-optimized, 5th generation
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/test/instance.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/test/instance.test.ts
index 13fa2554eaabd..d5b77e01ad0ea 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/test/instance.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2/test/instance.test.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,39 @@ nodeunitShim({
 
     test.done();
   },
+  'instances with local NVME drive are correctly named'(test: Test) {
+    // GIVEN
+    const sampleInstanceClassKeys = [{
+      key: 'R5D',
+      value: 'r5d',
+    }, {
+      key: 'MEMORY5_NVME_DRIVE',
+      value: 'r5d',
+    }, {
+      key: 'R5AD',
+      value: 'r5ad',
+    }, {
+      key: 'MEMORY5_AMD_NVME_DRIVE',
+      value: 'r5ad',
+    }, {
+      key: 'M5AD',
+      value: 'm5ad',
+    }, {
+      key: 'STANDARD5_AMD_NVME_DRIVE',
+      value: 'm5ad',
+    }]; // A sample of instances with NVME drives
+
+    for (const instanceClass of sampleInstanceClassKeys) {
+      // WHEN
+      const key = instanceClass.key as keyof(typeof InstanceClass);
+      const instanceType = InstanceClass[key];
+
+      // THEN
+      expect(instanceType).toBe(instanceClass.value);
+    }
+
+    test.done();
+  },
   'instance architecture throws an error when instance type is invalid'(test: Test) {
     // GIVEN
     const malformedInstanceTypes = ['t4', 't4g.nano.', 't4gnano', ''];