diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_lambda_function.go b/aws/resource_aws_lambda_function.go
index 13070631ed3a..8ada277f0aa9 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_lambda_function.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_lambda_function.go
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ func updateComputedAttributesOnPublish(_ context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDiff
 		d.SetNewComputed("version")
 		d.SetNewComputed("qualified_arn")
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -297,7 +298,8 @@ func hasConfigChanges(d resourceDiffer) bool {
 		d.HasChange("layers") ||
 		d.HasChange("dead_letter_config") ||
 		d.HasChange("tracing_config") ||
-		d.HasChange("vpc_config") ||
+		d.HasChange("vpc_config.0.subnet_ids") ||
+		d.HasChange("vpc_config.0.security_group_ids") ||
 		d.HasChange("runtime") ||
 		d.HasChange("environment")
 }
@@ -693,6 +695,7 @@ func resourceAwsLambdaFunctionDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) e
 
 type resourceDiffer interface {
 	HasChange(string) bool
+	GetChange(string) (interface{}, interface{})
 }
 
 func needsFunctionCodeUpdate(d resourceDiffer) bool {