diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_acmpca_certificate_authority.go b/aws/resource_aws_acmpca_certificate_authority.go
index e6c30d88381..46bb1cedbb7 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_acmpca_certificate_authority.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_acmpca_certificate_authority.go
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ func resourceAwsAcmpcaCertificateAuthorityCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta in
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
+	if isResourceTimeoutError(err) {
+		output, err = conn.CreateCertificateAuthority(input)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error creating ACMPCA Certificate Authority: %s", err)
 	}