diff --git a/internal/services/desktopvirtualization/virtual_desktop_host_pool_resource.go b/internal/services/desktopvirtualization/virtual_desktop_host_pool_resource.go
index 5a3f88938c9d..f79783fadabc 100644
--- a/internal/services/desktopvirtualization/virtual_desktop_host_pool_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/desktopvirtualization/virtual_desktop_host_pool_resource.go
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ func resourceVirtualDesktopHostPool() *pluginsdk.Resource {
 			"load_balancer_type": {
 				Type:     pluginsdk.TypeString,
 				Required: true,
-				ForceNew: true,
 				ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{
 					string(hostpool.LoadBalancerTypeBreadthFirst),
 					string(hostpool.LoadBalancerTypeDepthFirst),
@@ -263,7 +262,7 @@ func resourceVirtualDesktopHostPoolUpdate(d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta interf
 		payload.Tags = tags.Expand(d.Get("tags").(map[string]interface{}))
 	}
 
-	if d.HasChanges("custom_rdp_properties", "description", "friendly_name", "maximum_sessions_allowed", "preferred_app_group_type", "start_vm_on_connect", "validate_environment", "scheduled_agent_updates") {
+	if d.HasChanges("custom_rdp_properties", "description", "friendly_name", "load_balancer_type", "maximum_sessions_allowed", "preferred_app_group_type", "start_vm_on_connect", "validate_environment", "scheduled_agent_updates") {
 		payload.Properties = &hostpool.HostPoolPatchProperties{}
 
 		if d.HasChange("custom_rdp_properties") {
@@ -278,6 +277,11 @@ func resourceVirtualDesktopHostPoolUpdate(d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta interf
 			payload.Properties.FriendlyName = utils.String(d.Get("friendly_name").(string))
 		}
 
+		if d.HasChange("load_balancer_type") {
+			loadBalancerType := hostpool.LoadBalancerType(d.Get("load_balancer_type").(string))
+			payload.Properties.LoadBalancerType = &loadBalancerType
+		}
+
 		if d.HasChange("maximum_sessions_allowed") {
 			payload.Properties.MaxSessionLimit = utils.Int64(int64(d.Get("maximum_sessions_allowed").(int)))
 		}
diff --git a/internal/services/desktopvirtualization/virtual_desktop_host_pool_resource_test.go b/internal/services/desktopvirtualization/virtual_desktop_host_pool_resource_test.go
index dc38087cf9eb..ade772cdf52e 100644
--- a/internal/services/desktopvirtualization/virtual_desktop_host_pool_resource_test.go
+++ b/internal/services/desktopvirtualization/virtual_desktop_host_pool_resource_test.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ resource "azurerm_virtual_desktop_host_pool" "test" {
   resource_group_name  = azurerm_resource_group.test.name
   type                 = "Pooled"
   validate_environment = true
-  load_balancer_type   = "BreadthFirst"
+  load_balancer_type   = "DepthFirst"
 }
 `, data.RandomInteger, data.Locations.Secondary, data.RandomString)
 }
diff --git a/website/docs/r/virtual_desktop_host_pool.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/virtual_desktop_host_pool.html.markdown
index a17ccc7bb1b0..5807cb8c4b2c 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/virtual_desktop_host_pool.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/virtual_desktop_host_pool.html.markdown
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `type` - (Required) The type of the Virtual Desktop Host Pool. Valid options are `Personal` or `Pooled`. Changing the type forces a new resource to be created.
 
-* `load_balancer_type` - (Required) `BreadthFirst` load balancing distributes new user sessions across all available session hosts in the host pool. Possible values are `BreadthFirst`, `DepthFirst` and `Persistent`. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
+* `load_balancer_type` - (Required) `BreadthFirst` load balancing distributes new user sessions across all available session hosts in the host pool. Possible values are `BreadthFirst`, `DepthFirst` and `Persistent`.
     `DepthFirst` load balancing distributes new user sessions to an available session host with the highest number of connections but has not reached its maximum session limit threshold.
     `Persistent` should be used if the host pool type is `Personal`