diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elasticache_cluster.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elasticache_cluster.go
index 1bd24d3615..03e6f84890 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elasticache_cluster.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elasticache_cluster.go
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ func resourceAwsElasticacheClusterDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{
 
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Waiting for deletion: %v", d.Id())
 	stateConf := &resource.StateChangeConf{
-		Pending:    []string{"creating", "available", "deleting", "incompatible-parameters", "incompatible-network", "restore-failed"},
+		Pending:    []string{"creating", "available", "deleting", "incompatible-parameters", "incompatible-network", "restore-failed", "snapshotting"},
 		Target:     []string{},
 		Refresh:    cacheClusterStateRefreshFunc(conn, d.Id(), "", []string{}),
 		Timeout:    40 * time.Minute,