diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_config_config_rule.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_config_config_rule.go
index a5c86c334e03..cc18d19956e5 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_config_config_rule.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_config_config_rule.go
@@ -242,8 +242,17 @@ func resourceAwsConfigConfigRuleDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 	name := d.Get("name").(string)
 
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Deleting AWS Config config rule %q", name)
-	_, err := conn.DeleteConfigRule(&configservice.DeleteConfigRuleInput{
-		ConfigRuleName: aws.String(name),
+	err := resource.Retry(2*time.Minute, func() *resource.RetryError {
+		_, err := conn.DeleteConfigRule(&configservice.DeleteConfigRuleInput{
+			ConfigRuleName: aws.String(name),
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			if awsErr, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok && awsErr.Code() == "ResourceInUseException" {
+				return resource.RetryableError(err)
+			}
+			return resource.NonRetryableError(err)
+		}
+		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Deleting Config Rule failed: %s", err)