diff --git a/upi/vsphere/machine/main.tf b/upi/vsphere/machine/main.tf
index a2467e8bcdb..71da8f4ef9d 100644
--- a/upi/vsphere/machine/main.tf
+++ b/upi/vsphere/machine/main.tf
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ resource "vsphere_virtual_machine" "vm" {
   }
 
   vapp {
-    properties {
+    properties = {
       "guestinfo.ignition.config.data"          = "${base64encode(data.ignition_config.ign.*.rendered[count.index])}"
       "guestinfo.ignition.config.data.encoding" = "base64"
     }