diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index ae5a0366e5..15e777d03c 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ resource "aws_eks_cluster" "this" {
     subnet_ids              = coalescelist(var.control_plane_subnet_ids, var.subnet_ids)
     endpoint_private_access = var.cluster_endpoint_private_access
     endpoint_public_access  = var.cluster_endpoint_public_access
-    public_access_cidrs     = var.cluster_endpoint_public_access ? var.cluster_endpoint_public_access_cidrs : []
+    public_access_cidrs     = var.cluster_endpoint_public_access_cidrs
   }
 
   dynamic "kubernetes_network_config" {