diff --git a/api/v1beta1/hyperconverged_types.go b/api/v1beta1/hyperconverged_types.go
index 8c4178882..151976605 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/hyperconverged_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/hyperconverged_types.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ type HyperConvergedSpec struct {
 
 	// ResourceRequirements describes the resource requirements for the operand workloads.
 	// +kubebuilder:default={"vmiCPUAllocationRatio": 10}
-	// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="!has(self.vmiCPUAllocationRatio) || self.vmiCPUAllocationRatio != 1",message="Automatic CPU limits are incompatible with a VMI CPU allocation ratio of 1"
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="!has(self.vmiCPUAllocationRatio) || self.vmiCPUAllocationRatio > 0",message="vmiCPUAllocationRatio must be greater than 0"
 	// +optional
 	ResourceRequirements *OperandResourceRequirements `json:"resourceRequirements,omitempty"`
 
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/hco.kubevirt.io_hyperconvergeds.yaml b/config/crd/bases/hco.kubevirt.io_hyperconvergeds.yaml
index efd4a099c..ceee982fb 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/hco.kubevirt.io_hyperconvergeds.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/hco.kubevirt.io_hyperconvergeds.yaml
@@ -2730,10 +2730,9 @@ spec:
                     type: integer
                 type: object
                 x-kubernetes-validations:
-                - message: Automatic CPU limits are incompatible with a VMI CPU allocation
-                    ratio of 1
+                - message: vmiCPUAllocationRatio must be greater than 0
                   rule: '!has(self.vmiCPUAllocationRatio) || self.vmiCPUAllocationRatio
-                    != 1'
+                    > 0'
               scratchSpaceStorageClass:
                 description: |-
                   Override the storage class used for scratch space during transfer operations. The scratch space storage class
diff --git a/deploy/crds/hco00.crd.yaml b/deploy/crds/hco00.crd.yaml
index efd4a099c..ceee982fb 100644
--- a/deploy/crds/hco00.crd.yaml
+++ b/deploy/crds/hco00.crd.yaml
@@ -2730,10 +2730,9 @@ spec:
                     type: integer
                 type: object
                 x-kubernetes-validations:
-                - message: Automatic CPU limits are incompatible with a VMI CPU allocation
-                    ratio of 1
+                - message: vmiCPUAllocationRatio must be greater than 0
                   rule: '!has(self.vmiCPUAllocationRatio) || self.vmiCPUAllocationRatio
-                    != 1'
+                    > 0'
               scratchSpaceStorageClass:
                 description: |-
                   Override the storage class used for scratch space during transfer operations. The scratch space storage class
diff --git a/deploy/index-image/community-kubevirt-hyperconverged/1.14.0/manifests/hco00.crd.yaml b/deploy/index-image/community-kubevirt-hyperconverged/1.14.0/manifests/hco00.crd.yaml
index efd4a099c..ceee982fb 100644
--- a/deploy/index-image/community-kubevirt-hyperconverged/1.14.0/manifests/hco00.crd.yaml
+++ b/deploy/index-image/community-kubevirt-hyperconverged/1.14.0/manifests/hco00.crd.yaml
@@ -2730,10 +2730,9 @@ spec:
                     type: integer
                 type: object
                 x-kubernetes-validations:
-                - message: Automatic CPU limits are incompatible with a VMI CPU allocation
-                    ratio of 1
+                - message: vmiCPUAllocationRatio must be greater than 0
                   rule: '!has(self.vmiCPUAllocationRatio) || self.vmiCPUAllocationRatio
-                    != 1'
+                    > 0'
               scratchSpaceStorageClass:
                 description: |-
                   Override the storage class used for scratch space during transfer operations. The scratch space storage class
diff --git a/deploy/olm-catalog/community-kubevirt-hyperconverged/1.14.0/manifests/hco00.crd.yaml b/deploy/olm-catalog/community-kubevirt-hyperconverged/1.14.0/manifests/hco00.crd.yaml
index efd4a099c..ceee982fb 100644
--- a/deploy/olm-catalog/community-kubevirt-hyperconverged/1.14.0/manifests/hco00.crd.yaml
+++ b/deploy/olm-catalog/community-kubevirt-hyperconverged/1.14.0/manifests/hco00.crd.yaml
@@ -2730,10 +2730,9 @@ spec:
                     type: integer
                 type: object
                 x-kubernetes-validations:
-                - message: Automatic CPU limits are incompatible with a VMI CPU allocation
-                    ratio of 1
+                - message: vmiCPUAllocationRatio must be greater than 0
                   rule: '!has(self.vmiCPUAllocationRatio) || self.vmiCPUAllocationRatio
-                    != 1'
+                    > 0'
               scratchSpaceStorageClass:
                 description: |-
                   Override the storage class used for scratch space during transfer operations. The scratch space storage class
diff --git a/tests/func-tests/validation_test.go b/tests/func-tests/validation_test.go
index 104012644..80418f7d8 100644
--- a/tests/func-tests/validation_test.go
+++ b/tests/func-tests/validation_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Check CR validation", Label("validation"), Serial, func() {
 			}).WithTimeout(10 * time.Second).WithPolling(500 * time.Millisecond).WithContext(ctx).Should(outcome)
 		},
 			Entry("succeed when VMI CPU allocation is nil", nil, Succeed()),
-			Entry("fail when VMI CPU allocation is 1", ptr.To(1), MatchError(ContainSubstring("Automatic CPU limits are incompatible with a VMI CPU allocation ratio of 1"))),
+			Entry("fail when VMI CPU allocation is 0", ptr.To(0), MatchError(ContainSubstring("vmiCPUAllocationRatio must be greater than 0"))),
 			Entry("succeed when VMI CPU allocation is 2", ptr.To(2), Succeed()),
 		)
 	})