diff --git a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/eks.py b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/eks.py
index 600c4d3aa1439..8e97015d86182 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/eks.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/eks.py
@@ -139,20 +139,6 @@ def __init__(
         region: Optional[str] = None,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> None:
-        if compute:
-            if compute not in SUPPORTED_COMPUTE_VALUES:
-                raise ValueError("Provided compute type is not supported.")
-            elif (compute == 'nodegroup') and not nodegroup_role_arn:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    MISSING_ARN_MSG.format(compute=NODEGROUP_FULL_NAME, requirement='nodegroup_role_arn')
-                )
-            elif (compute == 'fargate') and not fargate_pod_execution_role_arn:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    MISSING_ARN_MSG.format(
-                        compute=FARGATE_FULL_NAME, requirement='fargate_pod_execution_role_arn'
-                    )
-                )
-
         self.compute = compute
         self.cluster_name = cluster_name
         self.cluster_role_arn = cluster_role_arn
@@ -170,6 +156,20 @@ def __init__(
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
     def execute(self, context: 'Context'):
+        if self.compute:
+            if self.compute not in SUPPORTED_COMPUTE_VALUES:
+                raise ValueError("Provided compute type is not supported.")
+            elif (self.compute == 'nodegroup') and not self.nodegroup_role_arn:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    MISSING_ARN_MSG.format(compute=NODEGROUP_FULL_NAME, requirement='nodegroup_role_arn')
+                )
+            elif (self.compute == 'fargate') and not self.fargate_pod_execution_role_arn:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    MISSING_ARN_MSG.format(
+                        compute=FARGATE_FULL_NAME, requirement='fargate_pod_execution_role_arn'
+                    )
+                )
+
         eks_hook = EksHook(
             aws_conn_id=self.aws_conn_id,
             region_name=self.region,
diff --git a/tests/providers/amazon/aws/operators/test_eks.py b/tests/providers/amazon/aws/operators/test_eks.py
index 0950708c0d64b..d1610b4ffd5ef 100644
--- a/tests/providers/amazon/aws/operators/test_eks.py
+++ b/tests/providers/amazon/aws/operators/test_eks.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict, List
 from unittest import mock
 
+import pytest
+
 from airflow.providers.amazon.aws.hooks.eks import ClusterStates, EksHook
 from airflow.providers.amazon.aws.operators.eks import (
     EksCreateClusterOperator,
@@ -202,6 +204,42 @@ def test_execute_when_called_with_fargate_creates_both(
             **convert_keys(self.create_fargate_profile_params)
         )
 
+    def test_invalid_compute_value(self):
+        invalid_compute = EksCreateClusterOperator(
+            task_id=TASK_ID,
+            **self.create_cluster_params,
+            compute='infinite',
+        )
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Provided compute type is not supported."):
+            invalid_compute.execute({})
+
+    def test_nodegroup_compute_missing_nodegroup_role_arn(self):
+        missing_nodegroup_role_arn = EksCreateClusterOperator(
+            task_id=TASK_ID,
+            **self.create_cluster_params,
+            compute='nodegroup',
+        )
+
+        with pytest.raises(
+            ValueError,
+            match="Creating an Amazon EKS managed node groups requires nodegroup_role_arn to be passed in.",
+        ):
+            missing_nodegroup_role_arn.execute({})
+
+    def test_fargate_compute_missing_fargate_pod_execution_role_arn(self):
+        missing_fargate_pod_execution_role_arn = EksCreateClusterOperator(
+            task_id=TASK_ID,
+            **self.create_cluster_params,
+            compute='fargate',
+        )
+
+        with pytest.raises(
+            ValueError,
+            match="Creating an AWS Fargate profiles requires fargate_pod_execution_role_arn to be passed in.",
+        ):
+            missing_fargate_pod_execution_role_arn.execute({})
+
 
 class TestEksCreateFargateProfileOperator(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self) -> None: