diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_backup_selection.go b/aws/resource_aws_backup_selection.go
index 756ca908646..bb1bbe71c69 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_backup_selection.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_backup_selection.go
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ func resourceAwsBackupSelectionRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 		}
 	}
 	if resp.BackupSelection.Resources != nil {
-		d.Set("resources", resp.BackupSelection.Resources)
+		if err := d.Set("resources", aws.StringValueSlice(resp.BackupSelection.Resources)); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error setting resources: %s", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_backup_selection_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_backup_selection_test.go
index dfddcd196ed..27d30f61eef 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_backup_selection_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_backup_selection_test.go
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ resource "aws_backup_selection" "test" {
   }
 
   resources = [
-    "arn:aws:ec2:us-east-1:${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:volume/",
-    "arn:aws:elasticfilesystem:us-east-1:${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:file-system/"
+    "arn:aws:elasticfilesystem:us-east-1:${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:file-system/",
+    "arn:aws:ec2:us-east-1:${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:volume/"
   ]
 }
 `, rInt)