diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_emr_cluster.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_emr_cluster.go
index 784ef70e4..adb9b4c15 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_emr_cluster.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_emr_cluster.go
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func resourceAwsEMRClusterCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 		Pending:    []string{"STARTING", "BOOTSTRAPPING"},
 		Target:     []string{"WAITING", "RUNNING"},
 		Refresh:    resourceAwsEMRClusterStateRefreshFunc(d, meta),
-		Timeout:    40 * time.Minute,
+		Timeout:    75 * time.Minute,
 		MinTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
 		Delay:      30 * time.Second, // Wait 30 secs before starting
 	}