diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_stack.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_stack.go
index c021f16a999f..61ceb7a1a4c8 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_stack.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_stack.go
@@ -341,7 +341,8 @@ func resourceAwsOpsworksStackCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 				// Service Role Arn: [...] is not yet propagated, please try again in a couple of minutes
 				propErr := "not yet propagated"
 				trustErr := "not the necessary trust relationship"
-				if opserr.Code() == "ValidationException" && (strings.Contains(opserr.Message(), trustErr) || strings.Contains(opserr.Message(), propErr)) {
+				validateErr := "validate IAM role permission"
+				if opserr.Code() == "ValidationException" && (strings.Contains(opserr.Message(), trustErr) || strings.Contains(opserr.Message(), propErr) || strings.Contains(opserr.Message(), validateErr)) {
 					log.Printf("[INFO] Waiting for service IAM role to propagate")
 					return resource.RetryableError(cerr)
 				}