diff --git a/machineconfiguration/v1/types.go b/machineconfiguration/v1/types.go
index 0ffe33e481f..92656a544b0 100644
--- a/machineconfiguration/v1/types.go
+++ b/machineconfiguration/v1/types.go
@@ -679,12 +679,12 @@ type ContainerRuntimeConfiguration struct {
 	// Negative numbers indicate that no size limit is imposed.
 	// If it is positive, it must be >= 8192 to match/exceed conmon's read buffer.
 	// +optional
-	LogSizeMax resource.Quantity `json:"logSizeMax,omitempty"`
+	LogSizeMax *resource.Quantity `json:"logSizeMax,omitempty"`
 
 	// overlaySize specifies the maximum size of a container image.
 	// This flag can be used to set quota on the size of container images. (default: 10GB)
 	// +optional
-	OverlaySize resource.Quantity `json:"overlaySize,omitempty"`
+	OverlaySize *resource.Quantity `json:"overlaySize,omitempty"`
 
 	// defaultRuntime is the name of the OCI runtime to be used as the default.
 	// +optional
diff --git a/machineconfiguration/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/machineconfiguration/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 25fc281146f..180027a84e4 100644
--- a/machineconfiguration/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/machineconfiguration/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -168,8 +168,16 @@ func (in *ContainerRuntimeConfiguration) DeepCopyInto(out *ContainerRuntimeConfi
 		*out = new(int64)
 		**out = **in
 	}
-	out.LogSizeMax = in.LogSizeMax.DeepCopy()
-	out.OverlaySize = in.OverlaySize.DeepCopy()
+	if in.LogSizeMax != nil {
+		in, out := &in.LogSizeMax, &out.LogSizeMax
+		x := (*in).DeepCopy()
+		*out = &x
+	}
+	if in.OverlaySize != nil {
+		in, out := &in.OverlaySize, &out.OverlaySize
+		x := (*in).DeepCopy()
+		*out = &x
+	}
 	return
 }