diff --git a/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_container_funcs.go b/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_container_funcs.go
index 110d5cc85..5be5091e4 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_container_funcs.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/docker/resource_docker_container_funcs.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func resourceDockerContainerCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("network_mode"); ok {
-		hostConfig.NetworkMode = v
+		hostConfig.NetworkMode = v.(string)
 	}
 
 	createOpts.HostConfig = hostConfig