diff --git a/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/rke_types.go b/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/rke_types.go
index 2cf01102..85e653bc 100644
--- a/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/rke_types.go
+++ b/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/rke_types.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type RancherKubernetesEngineConfig struct {
 	// Rotating Certificates Option
 	RotateCertificates *RotateCertificates `yaml:"rotate_certificates,omitempty" json:"rotateCertificates,omitempty"`
 	// DNS Config
-	DNS DNSConfig `yaml:"dns" json:"dns,omitempty"`
+	DNS *DNSConfig `yaml:"dns" json:"dns,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type BastionHost struct {