diff --git a/apis/v1/gateway_types.go b/apis/v1/gateway_types.go
index 00aa9bb081..20cca8eca1 100644
--- a/apis/v1/gateway_types.go
+++ b/apis/v1/gateway_types.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ type GatewaySpec struct {
 	//
 	// <gateway:experimental>
 	// +optional
-	Infrastructure GatewayInfrastructure `json:"infrastructure,omitempty"`
+	Infrastructure *GatewayInfrastructure `json:"infrastructure,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Listener embodies the concept of a logical endpoint where a Gateway accepts
diff --git a/apis/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/apis/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 25fadfa894..8d047a2843 100644
--- a/apis/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/apis/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -366,7 +366,11 @@ func (in *GatewaySpec) DeepCopyInto(out *GatewaySpec) {
 			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
 		}
 	}
-	in.Infrastructure.DeepCopyInto(&out.Infrastructure)
+	if in.Infrastructure != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Infrastructure, &out.Infrastructure
+		*out = new(GatewayInfrastructure)
+		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new GatewaySpec.