diff --git a/aws-java-sdk-core/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/retry/RetryUtils.java b/aws-java-sdk-core/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/retry/RetryUtils.java
index 58454321427a..372d16928b74 100644
--- a/aws-java-sdk-core/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/retry/RetryUtils.java
+++ b/aws-java-sdk-core/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/retry/RetryUtils.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public static boolean isClockSkewError(AmazonServiceException ase) {
 
         String errorCode = ase.getErrorCode();
         return "RequestTimeTooSkewed".equals(errorCode)
+                || "AuthFailure".equals(errorCode);
                 || "RequestExpired".equals(errorCode)
                 || "InvalidSignatureException".equals(errorCode)
                 || "SignatureDoesNotMatch".equals(errorCode);