diff --git a/github/resource_github_repository.go b/github/resource_github_repository.go
index 9afbdd8960..cc3c3a129d 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_repository.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_repository.go
@@ -752,6 +752,11 @@ func resourceGithubRepositoryUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 	// handle visibility updates separately from other fields
 	repoReq.Visibility = nil
 
+	if !d.HasChange("security_and_analysis") {
+		repoReq.SecurityAndAnalysis = nil
+		log.Print("[DEBUG] No security_and_analysis update required. Removing this field from the payload.")
+	}
+
 	// The documentation for `default_branch` states: "This can only be set
 	// after a repository has already been created". However, for backwards
 	// compatibility we need to allow terraform configurations that set