diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance.go
index f94f999d6c..6f1606f56a 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance.go
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ func resourceAwsDbInstance() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Computed: false,
 				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
 				Elem:     &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
 			},