diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elasticache_cluster.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elasticache_cluster.go
index dfff36217..6c55c2f4b 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elasticache_cluster.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elasticache_cluster.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ func resourceAwsElasticacheCluster() *schema.Resource {
 			"engine_version": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
+				Computed: true,
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 			"subnet_group_name": &schema.Schema{