diff --git a/moto/eks/models.py b/moto/eks/models.py
index 89fff7930..546dd7e8b 100644
--- a/moto/eks/models.py
+++ b/moto/eks/models.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class Cluster:
         encryption_config=None,
     ):
         if encryption_config is None:
-            encryption_config = dict()
+            encryption_config = []
         if tags is None:
             tags = dict()
 
diff --git a/tests/terraform-tests.success.txt b/tests/terraform-tests.success.txt
index f38e86578..dd24331e6 100644
--- a/tests/terraform-tests.success.txt
+++ b/tests/terraform-tests.success.txt
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ TestAccAWSEcrRepositoryPolicy
 TestAccAWSEFSAccessPoint
 TestAccAWSEFSMountTarget
 TestAccAWSEgressOnlyInternetGateway
+TestAccAWSEksClusterDataSource
 TestAccAWSElasticBeanstalkSolutionStackDataSource
 TestAccAWSELBAttachment
 TestAccAWSElbHostedZoneId
diff --git a/tests/test_eks/test_eks_constants.py b/tests/test_eks/test_eks_constants.py
index 5b7dd2195..2719aece7 100644
--- a/tests/test_eks/test_eks_constants.py
+++ b/tests/test_eks/test_eks_constants.py
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ class ClusterAttributes:
     ISSUER = "issuer"
     NAME = "name"
     OIDC = "oidc"
+    ENCRYPTION_CONFIG = "encryptionConfig"
 
 
 class FargateProfileAttributes:
diff --git a/tests/test_eks/test_server.py b/tests/test_eks/test_server.py
index b83ca3e37..1c65ff4a8 100644
--- a/tests/test_eks/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_eks/test_server.py
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ def test_eks_describe_existing_cluster(test_client, create_cluster):
 
     response.status_code.should.equal(StatusCodes.OK)
     result_data[ClusterAttributes.NAME].should.equal(TestCluster.cluster_name)
+    result_data[ClusterAttributes.ENCRYPTION_CONFIG].should.equal([])
     all_arn_values_should_be_valid(
         expected_arn_values=TestCluster.expected_arn_values,
         pattern=RegExTemplates.CLUSTER_ARN,