diff --git a/builtin/providers/postgresql/resource_postgresql_database.go b/builtin/providers/postgresql/resource_postgresql_database.go
index 5cb77dcc4e..5602857667 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/postgresql/resource_postgresql_database.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/postgresql/resource_postgresql_database.go
@@ -38,18 +38,21 @@ func resourcePostgreSQLDatabase() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
 				Optional:    true,
 				Computed:    true,
+				ForceNew:    true,
 				Description: "Character set encoding to use in the new database",
 			},
 			"lc_collate": {
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
 				Optional:    true,
 				Computed:    true,
+				ForceNew:    true,
 				Description: "Collation order (LC_COLLATE) to use in the new database",
 			},
 			"lc_ctype": {
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
 				Optional:    true,
 				Computed:    true,
+				ForceNew:    true,
 				Description: "Character classification (LC_CTYPE) to use in the new database",
 			},
 			"tablespace_name": {