diff --git a/util/pkg/vfs/s3fs.go b/util/pkg/vfs/s3fs.go
index c48c4fa57322e..c5660fc173607 100644
--- a/util/pkg/vfs/s3fs.go
+++ b/util/pkg/vfs/s3fs.go
@@ -752,10 +752,12 @@ func (p *S3Path) RenderTerraform(w *terraformWriter.TerraformWriter, name string
 			Bucket:   p.Bucket(),
 			Key:      p.Key(),
 			Content:  content,
-			SSE:      &sseVal,
 			Acl:      &aclVal,
 			Provider: terraformWriter.LiteralTokens("aws", "files"),
 		}
+		if sseVal != "" {
+			tf.SSE = &sseVal
+		}
 		return w.RenderResource("aws_s3_object", name, tf)
 	}