diff --git a/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go b/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go
index e29a201a..5520e8cf 100644
--- a/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go
+++ b/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func resourceSqlDatabaseInstance() *schema.Resource {
 			"region": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
+				Computed: true,
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},