diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_rds_cluster.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_rds_cluster.go
index 482da052f3..190b3e275c 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_rds_cluster.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_rds_cluster.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func resourceAwsRDSCluster() *schema.Resource {
 			"storage_encrypted": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 				Optional: true,
+				Default:  false,
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},