diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_instance.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_instance.go
index 1c336e2c92..8f6bf0b7f5 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_instance.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_instance.go
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ func resourceAwsInstance() *schema.Resource {
 			"ebs_optimized": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 
 			"disable_api_termination": &schema.Schema{