diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_redshift_cluster.go b/aws/resource_aws_redshift_cluster.go
index 82c26ac5c6fc..3c40223ccb14 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_redshift_cluster.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_redshift_cluster.go
@@ -240,11 +240,13 @@ func resourceAwsRedshiftCluster() *schema.Resource {
 			"snapshot_identifier": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 
 			"snapshot_cluster_identifier": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 
 			"owner_account": {