diff --git a/packages/awslint/lib/rules/resource.ts b/packages/awslint/lib/rules/resource.ts
index 24df37d0160fc..19eb107c7f267 100644
--- a/packages/awslint/lib/rules/resource.ts
+++ b/packages/awslint/lib/rules/resource.ts
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ resourceLinter.add({
 
 resourceLinter.add({
   code: 'resource-attribute',
+  warning: true,
   message:
     'resources must represent all cloudformation attributes as attribute properties. ' +
     '"@attribute ATTR[,ATTR]" can be used to tag non-standard attribute names. ' +