diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/efs.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/efs.py
index 6c4b1927fb4..c04d48227bf 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/efs.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/efs.py
@@ -516,6 +516,9 @@ def iterate_all(attr, map_method, **kwargs):
                 sleep(wait)
                 wait = wait * 2
                 continue
+            else:
+                raise
+
 
 def targets_equal(keys, a, b):
     """