diff --git a/apis/appmesh/v1beta2/virtualrouter_types.go b/apis/appmesh/v1beta2/virtualrouter_types.go
index 9e19ba44..8a12a5d0 100644
--- a/apis/appmesh/v1beta2/virtualrouter_types.go
+++ b/apis/appmesh/v1beta2/virtualrouter_types.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ type TCPRouteAction struct {
 // TCPRoute refers to https://docs.aws.amazon.com/app-mesh/latest/APIReference/API_TcpRoute.html
 type TCPRoute struct {
 	// An object that represents the criteria for determining a request match.
-	Match TCPRouteMatch `json:"match"`
+	Match *TCPRouteMatch `json:"match,omitempty"`
 	// The action to take if a match is determined.
 	Action TCPRouteAction `json:"action"`
 	// An object that represents a tcp timeout.
diff --git a/apis/appmesh/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/apis/appmesh/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 2273bbe7..368b359b 100644
--- a/apis/appmesh/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/apis/appmesh/v1beta2/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -2193,7 +2193,11 @@ func (in *TCPConnectionPool) DeepCopy() *TCPConnectionPool {
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *TCPRoute) DeepCopyInto(out *TCPRoute) {
 	*out = *in
-	in.Match.DeepCopyInto(&out.Match)
+	if in.Match != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Match, &out.Match
+		*out = new(TCPRouteMatch)
+		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
+	}
 	in.Action.DeepCopyInto(&out.Action)
 	if in.Timeout != nil {
 		in, out := &in.Timeout, &out.Timeout
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/appmesh.k8s.aws_virtualrouters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/appmesh.k8s.aws_virtualrouters.yaml
index ab656bb6..c8e7b05b 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/appmesh.k8s.aws_virtualrouters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/appmesh.k8s.aws_virtualrouters.yaml
@@ -1044,7 +1044,6 @@ spec:
                           type: object
                       required:
                       - action
-                      - match
                       type: object
                   required:
                   - name
diff --git a/config/helm/appmesh-controller/crds/crds.yaml b/config/helm/appmesh-controller/crds/crds.yaml
index b169180c..90537e32 100644
--- a/config/helm/appmesh-controller/crds/crds.yaml
+++ b/config/helm/appmesh-controller/crds/crds.yaml
@@ -3914,7 +3914,6 @@ spec:
                           type: object
                       required:
                       - action
-                      - match
                       type: object
                   required:
                   - name
diff --git a/pkg/conversions/virtualrouter_types_conversion.go b/pkg/conversions/virtualrouter_types_conversion.go
index 2d05d2c2..247bbaa9 100644
--- a/pkg/conversions/virtualrouter_types_conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/conversions/virtualrouter_types_conversion.go
@@ -255,11 +255,14 @@ func Convert_CRD_TCPRouteMatch_To_SDK_TCPRouteMatch(crdObj *appmesh.TCPRouteMatc
 func Convert_CRD_TCPRoute_To_SDK_TcpRoute(crdObj *appmesh.TCPRoute,
 	sdkObj *appmeshsdk.TcpRoute, scope conversion.Scope) error {
 
-	sdkObj.Match = &appmeshsdk.TcpRouteMatch{}
-	if err := Convert_CRD_TCPRouteMatch_To_SDK_TCPRouteMatch(&crdObj.Match, sdkObj.Match, scope); err != nil {
-		return err
+	if crdObj.Match != nil {
+		sdkObj.Match = &appmeshsdk.TcpRouteMatch{}
+		if err := Convert_CRD_TCPRouteMatch_To_SDK_TCPRouteMatch(crdObj.Match, sdkObj.Match, scope); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		sdkObj.Match = nil
 	}
-
 	sdkObj.Action = &appmeshsdk.TcpRouteAction{}
 	if err := Convert_CRD_TCPRouteAction_To_SDK_TcpRouteAction(&crdObj.Action, sdkObj.Action, scope); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/conversions/virtualrouter_types_conversion_test.go b/pkg/conversions/virtualrouter_types_conversion_test.go
index aa3821f4..d6437fdc 100644
--- a/pkg/conversions/virtualrouter_types_conversion_test.go
+++ b/pkg/conversions/virtualrouter_types_conversion_test.go
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ func TestConvert_CRD_TCPRoute_To_SDK_TcpRoute(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "normal case",
 			args: args{
 				crdObj: &appmesh.TCPRoute{
-					Match: appmesh.TCPRouteMatch{
+					Match: &appmesh.TCPRouteMatch{
 						Port: aws.Int64(8080),
 					},
 					Action: appmesh.TCPRouteAction{
@@ -2471,7 +2471,7 @@ func TestConvert_CRD_Route_To_SDK_RouteSpec(t *testing.T) {
 								},
 							},
 						},
-						Match: appmesh.TCPRouteMatch{
+						Match: &appmesh.TCPRouteMatch{
 							Port: aws.Int64(8080),
 						},
 					},
@@ -2976,7 +2976,6 @@ func TestConvert_CRD_Route_To_SDK_RouteSpec(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					},
-					Match: &appmeshsdk.TcpRouteMatch{},
 				},
 				Priority: nil,
 			},
@@ -3276,7 +3275,6 @@ func TestConvert_CRD_Route_To_SDK_RouteSpec(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					},
-					Match: &appmeshsdk.TcpRouteMatch{},
 				},
 				Priority: aws.Int64(400),
 			},
diff --git a/pkg/virtualrouter/routes_manager_test.go b/pkg/virtualrouter/routes_manager_test.go
index f7ff63ca..b221c4ba 100644
--- a/pkg/virtualrouter/routes_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/virtualrouter/routes_manager_test.go
@@ -691,7 +691,6 @@ func Test_BuildSDKRouteSpec(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					},
-					Match: &appmeshsdk.TcpRouteMatch{},
 				},
 			},
 		},