diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_spot_instance_request.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_spot_instance_request.go
index 1de3b71211dc..d6caeb4286a5 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_spot_instance_request.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_spot_instance_request.go
@@ -25,12 +25,17 @@ func resourceAwsSpotInstanceRequest() *schema.Resource {
 
 			// Everything on a spot instance is ForceNew except tags
 			for k, v := range s {
-				if k == "tags" || k == "volume_tags" {
+				if k == "tags" {
 					continue
 				}
 				v.ForceNew = true
 			}
 
+			s["volume_tags"] = &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeMap,
+				Optional: true,
+			}
+
 			s["spot_price"] = &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Required: true,