diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_kinesis_firehose_delivery_stream.go b/aws/resource_aws_kinesis_firehose_delivery_stream.go
index 3ae902bf2aa..c28512b4f61 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_kinesis_firehose_delivery_stream.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_kinesis_firehose_delivery_stream.go
@@ -673,12 +673,14 @@ func resourceAwsKinesisFirehoseDeliveryStream() *schema.Resource {
 						"kinesis_stream_arn": {
 							Type:         schema.TypeString,
 							Required:     true,
+							ForceNew:     true,
 							ValidateFunc: validateArn,
 						},
 
 						"role_arn": {
 							Type:         schema.TypeString,
 							Required:     true,
+							ForceNew:     true,
 							ValidateFunc: validateArn,
 						},
 					},