diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_resource_quota.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_resource_quota.go
index bcb3b62b48..be358592c6 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_resource_quota.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_resource_quota.go
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@ func resourceKubernetesResourceQuota() *schema.Resource {
 				Elem: &schema.Resource{
 					Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 						"hard": {
-							Type:         schema.TypeMap,
-							Description:  "The set of desired hard limits for each named resource. More info: http://releases.k8s.io/HEAD/docs/design/admission_control_resource_quota.md#admissioncontrol-plugin-resourcequota",
-							Optional:     true,
-							Elem:         schema.TypeString,
-							ValidateFunc: validateResourceList,
+							Type:             schema.TypeMap,
+							Description:      "The set of desired hard limits for each named resource. More info: http://releases.k8s.io/HEAD/docs/design/admission_control_resource_quota.md#admissioncontrol-plugin-resourcequota",
+							Optional:         true,
+							Elem:             schema.TypeString,
+							ValidateFunc:     validateResourceList,
+							DiffSuppressFunc: suppressEquivalentResourceQuantity,
 						},
 						"scopes": {
 							Type:        schema.TypeSet,
diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_resource_quota_test.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_resource_quota_test.go
index c693d98659..82a040f167 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_resource_quota_test.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_resource_quota_test.go
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func testAccKubernetesResourceQuotaConfig_basic(name string) string {
   spec {
     hard = {
       "limits.cpu"    = 2
-      "limits.memory" = "2Gi"
+      "limits.memory" = "2048Mi"
       pods            = 4
     }
   }