diff --git a/aws/ruleset.go b/aws/ruleset.go
index 96a6f4dd..e9a0e968 100644
--- a/aws/ruleset.go
+++ b/aws/ruleset.go
@@ -30,12 +30,28 @@ func (r *RuleSet) RuleNames() []string {
 func (r *RuleSet) ApplyConfig(config *tflint.Config) error {
 	r.ApplyCommonConfig(config)
 
+	// Apply "plugin" block config
 	cfg := Config{}
 	diags := gohcl.DecodeBody(config.Body, nil, &cfg)
 	if diags.HasErrors() {
 		return diags
 	}
 	r.config = &cfg
+
+	// Apply config for API rules
+	for _, rule := range r.APIRules {
+		enabled := rule.Enabled()
+		if cfg := config.Rules[rule.Name()]; cfg != nil {
+			enabled = cfg.Enabled
+		} else if config.DisabledByDefault {
+			enabled = false
+		}
+
+		if cfg.DeepCheck && enabled {
+			r.EnabledRules = append(r.EnabledRules, rule)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -46,16 +62,7 @@ func (r *RuleSet) Check(rr tflint.Runner) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	for _, rule := range r.Rules {
-		if err := rule.Check(runner); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to check `%s` rule: %s", rule.Name(), err)
-		}
-	}
-	if !r.config.DeepCheck {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	for _, rule := range r.APIRules {
+	for _, rule := range r.EnabledRules {
 		if err := rule.Check(runner); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to check `%s` rule: %s", rule.Name(), err)
 		}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 636bd91b..e15d780a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.14.2 // indirect
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.10.4 // indirect
 	github.com/serenize/snaker v0.0.0-20201027110005-a7ad2135616e
-	github.com/terraform-linters/tflint-plugin-sdk v0.8.0
+	github.com/terraform-linters/tflint-plugin-sdk v0.8.1
 	github.com/terraform-providers/terraform-provider-aws v1.60.1-0.20210128214539-ac3363c699ef
 	github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.7.1
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index af58b423..9d0adb2b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0/go.mod h1:j7eGeouHqKxXV5pUuKE4zz7dFj8WfuZ+81P
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.5.1/go.mod h1:5W2xD1RspED5o8YsWQXVCued0rvSQ+mT+I5cxcmMvtA=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1 h1:hDPOHmpOpP40lSULcqw7IrRb/u7w6RpDC9399XyoNd0=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
-github.com/terraform-linters/tflint-plugin-sdk v0.8.0 h1:+9LzYNTg+s+Lf9riNAa+0AaEdgaroD46ZmJwbAXzkFY=
-github.com/terraform-linters/tflint-plugin-sdk v0.8.0/go.mod h1:A/6/RIqmPGmLWnI1JZef2Tyzw7/MFTl6t6G0BH9qALA=
+github.com/terraform-linters/tflint-plugin-sdk v0.8.1 h1:KklKztWgRzvZLSi77GFU2y/jaA/e+OUWEV3bdouzPWw=
+github.com/terraform-linters/tflint-plugin-sdk v0.8.1/go.mod h1:A/6/RIqmPGmLWnI1JZef2Tyzw7/MFTl6t6G0BH9qALA=
 github.com/terraform-providers/terraform-provider-aws v1.60.1-0.20210128214539-ac3363c699ef h1:+UFdPdf7zyrxH6XVRs7FJpAc2ajrDx1OKWY7BBrQRds=
 github.com/terraform-providers/terraform-provider-aws v1.60.1-0.20210128214539-ac3363c699ef/go.mod h1:2FJRHL/0yjp+iYXWoW2v4U80Zkz+mGHsHOB/Jdbw7AI=
 github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.5/go.mod h1:2bypXElzHzzJZwzH67Y6wb67pO62Rzfn7BSiF4ABRW8=