diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_security_group.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_security_group.go
index 67648787df71..f87d7b2f5596 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_security_group.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_security_group.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func resourceAwsSecurityGroup() *schema.Resource {
 			"description": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
 				Default:  "Managed by Terraform",
 			},