diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_emr_instance_group.go b/aws/resource_aws_emr_instance_group.go
index 2e9a4c57dbd..52ecc8a8835 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_emr_instance_group.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_emr_instance_group.go
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	emrInstanceGroupCreateTimeout = 10 * time.Minute
-	emrInstanceGroupUpdateTimeout = 10 * time.Minute
+	emrInstanceGroupCreateTimeout = 15 * time.Minute
+	emrInstanceGroupUpdateTimeout = 15 * time.Minute
 )
 
 func resourceAwsEMRInstanceGroup() *schema.Resource {