diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_net.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_net.py
index 501d8bd1314..88016982fbc 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_net.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_net.py
@@ -196,9 +196,17 @@ def vpc_exists(module, vpc, name, cidr_block, multi):
 def get_vpc(module, connection, vpc_id):
     try:
         vpc_obj = connection.describe_vpcs(VpcIds=[vpc_id])['Vpcs'][0]
+    except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:
+        module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Failed to describe VPCs")
+    try:
         classic_link = connection.describe_vpc_classic_link(VpcIds=[vpc_id])['Vpcs'][0].get('ClassicLinkEnabled')
         vpc_obj['ClassicLinkEnabled'] = classic_link
-    except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:
+    except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e:
+        if e.response["Error"]["Message"] == "The functionality you requested is not available in this region.":
+            vpc_obj['ClassicLinkEnabled'] = False
+        else:
+            module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Failed to describe VPCs")
+    except botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError as e:
         module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Failed to describe VPCs")
 
     return vpc_obj