diff --git a/products/compute/terraform.yaml b/products/compute/terraform.yaml
index b440c67fe3cf..91588011aca9 100644
--- a/products/compute/terraform.yaml
+++ b/products/compute/terraform.yaml
@@ -946,6 +946,7 @@ overrides: !ruby/object:Overrides::ResourceOverrides
         default_from_api: true
     custom_code: !ruby/object:Provider::Terraform::CustomCode
       post_create: templates/terraform/post_create/compute_network_delete_default_route.erb
+      encoder: templates/terraform/encoders/network.erb
       extra_schema_entry: templates/terraform/extra_schema_entry/network.erb
   NetworkEndpoint: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::ResourceOverride
     id_format: "{{project}}/{{zone}}/{{network_endpoint_group}}/{{instance}}/{{ip_address}}/{{port}}"
diff --git a/templates/terraform/encoders/network.erb b/templates/terraform/encoders/network.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..74f3566a0e7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/terraform/encoders/network.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+obj["autoCreateSubnetworks"] = d.Get("auto_create_subnetworks")
+
+return obj, nil