diff --git a/libvirt/resource_libvirt_network.go b/libvirt/resource_libvirt_network.go
index d7d243bd5..c4af1e0be 100644
--- a/libvirt/resource_libvirt_network.go
+++ b/libvirt/resource_libvirt_network.go
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ func resourceLibvirtNetwork() *schema.Resource {
 							Optional: true,
 							Required: false,
 							Computed: true,
+							ForceNew: true,
 						},
 					},
 				},