diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_kms_alias.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_kms_alias.go
index d06170df51..1af26cc88c 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_kms_alias.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_kms_alias.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ func resourceAwsKmsAlias() *schema.Resource {
 			"target_key_id": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Required: true,
-				ForceNew: false,
 			},
 		},
 	}