diff --git a/.changelog/5698.txt b/.changelog/5698.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78c97687ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/5698.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+compute: fixed permadiff in `google_compute_instance.scheduling.provisioning_model`
+```
diff --git a/google-beta/resource_compute_instance.go b/google-beta/resource_compute_instance.go
index f864be9ec6..e6c60dbbae 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_compute_instance.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_compute_instance.go
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ func resourceComputeInstance() *schema.Resource {
 						"provisioning_model": {
 							Type:         schema.TypeString,
 							Optional:     true,
+							Computed:     true,
 							ForceNew:     true,
 							AtLeastOneOf: schedulingKeys,
 							Description:  `Whether the instance is spot. If this is set as SPOT.`,