diff --git a/.changelog/36506.txt b/.changelog/36506.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9fd5d3e8cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/36506.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+resource/aws_mq_broker: Do not reboot on changes to `maintenance_window_start_time` or `auto_minor_version_upgrade`
+```
diff --git a/internal/service/mq/broker.go b/internal/service/mq/broker.go
index 6453eaf20ae..cae69098a26 100644
--- a/internal/service/mq/broker.go
+++ b/internal/service/mq/broker.go
@@ -615,8 +615,6 @@ func resourceBrokerUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta inte
 		if err != nil {
 			return sdkdiag.AppendErrorf(diags, "updating MQ Broker (%s) auto minor version upgrade: %s", d.Id(), err)
 		}
-
-		requiresReboot = true
 	}
 
 	if d.HasChange("maintenance_window_start_time") {
@@ -630,8 +628,6 @@ func resourceBrokerUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta inte
 		if err != nil {
 			return sdkdiag.AppendErrorf(diags, "updating MQ Broker (%s) maintenance window start time: %s", d.Id(), err)
 		}
-
-		requiresReboot = true
 	}
 
 	if d.HasChange("data_replication_mode") {