diff --git a/pkg/cloud/services/eks/cluster.go b/pkg/cloud/services/eks/cluster.go
index bb660c323a..c7d786a690 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/services/eks/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/services/eks/cluster.go
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ func makeVpcConfig(subnets infrav1.Subnets, endpointAccess ekscontrolplanev1.End
 	subnetIds := make([]*string, 0)
 	for i := range subnets {
 		subnet := subnets[i]
-		subnetIds = append(subnetIds, &subnet.ResourceID)
+		subnetID := subnet.GetResourceID()
+		subnetIds = append(subnetIds, &subnetID)
 	}
 
 	cidrs := make([]*string, 0)