diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go
index b56d47d87..f6e3b57a8 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func resourceAwsElb() *schema.Resource {
 			"listener": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeSet,
 				Required: true,
-				ForceNew: true,
+				ForceNew: false,
 				Elem: &schema.Resource{
 					Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 						"instance_port": &schema.Schema{