diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_lambda_function.go b/aws/resource_aws_lambda_function.go
index 3f57ae7b620..d18377d3ff6 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_lambda_function.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_lambda_function.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/helper/schema"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/helper/validation"
 	"github.com/terraform-providers/terraform-provider-aws/aws/internal/keyvaluetags"
+	iamwaiter "github.com/terraform-providers/terraform-provider-aws/aws/internal/service/iam/waiter"
 )
 
 const awsMutexLambdaKey = `aws_lambda_function`
@@ -426,8 +427,8 @@ func resourceAwsLambdaFunctionCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) e
 		params.Tags = keyvaluetags.New(v.(map[string]interface{})).IgnoreAws().LambdaTags()
 	}
 
-	// IAM changes can take 1 minute to propagate in AWS
-	err := resource.Retry(1*time.Minute, func() *resource.RetryError {
+	// IAM changes can take some time to propagate in AWS
+	err := resource.Retry(iamwaiter.PropagationTimeout, func() *resource.RetryError {
 		_, err := conn.CreateFunction(params)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("[DEBUG] Error creating Lambda Function: %s", err)