diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_redshift_cluster.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_redshift_cluster.go
index d31e96ab5..c72b69070 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_redshift_cluster.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_redshift_cluster.go
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ func resourceAwsRedshiftClusterCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 		Pending:    []string{"creating", "backing-up", "modifying", "restoring"},
 		Target:     []string{"available"},
 		Refresh:    resourceAwsRedshiftClusterStateRefreshFunc(d, meta),
-		Timeout:    40 * time.Minute,
+		Timeout:    75 * time.Minute,
 		MinTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
 	}