diff --git a/config/crd/bases/k8s.nginx.org_virtualservers.yaml b/config/crd/bases/k8s.nginx.org_virtualservers.yaml
index 49adfc3d41..50124bad77 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/k8s.nginx.org_virtualservers.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/k8s.nginx.org_virtualservers.yaml
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ spec:
                 type: string
               ingressClassName:
                 type: string
+                default: nginx
               internalRoute:
                 description: InternalRoute allows for the configuration of internal
                   routing.