diff --git a/.changelog/6476.txt b/.changelog/6476.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74d90dface
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/6476.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+compute: fixed the `id` format of the data source `google_compute_instance`
+```
diff --git a/google-beta/data_source_google_compute_instance.go b/google-beta/data_source_google_compute_instance.go
index 789bd170a8..d1b9e252b9 100644
--- a/google-beta/data_source_google_compute_instance.go
+++ b/google-beta/data_source_google_compute_instance.go
@@ -191,6 +191,6 @@ func dataSourceGoogleComputeInstanceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{
 	if err := d.Set("name", instance.Name); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error setting name: %s", err)
 	}
-	d.SetId(fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/zones/%s/instances/%s", project, instance.Zone, instance.Name))
+	d.SetId(fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/zones/%s/instances/%s", project, GetResourceNameFromSelfLink(instance.Zone), instance.Name))
 	return nil
 }