diff --git a/internal/services/containers/kubernetes_cluster_resource.go b/internal/services/containers/kubernetes_cluster_resource.go
index 6672677ae007..1c1d2e194cd4 100644
--- a/internal/services/containers/kubernetes_cluster_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/containers/kubernetes_cluster_resource.go
@@ -1369,6 +1369,9 @@ func resourceKubernetesClusterUpdate(d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 
 	if d.HasChange("run_command_enabled") {
 		updateCluster = true
+		if existing.ManagedClusterProperties.APIServerAccessProfile == nil {
+			existing.ManagedClusterProperties.APIServerAccessProfile = &containerservice.ManagedClusterAPIServerAccessProfile{}
+		}
 		existing.ManagedClusterProperties.APIServerAccessProfile.DisableRunCommand = utils.Bool(!d.Get("run_command_enabled").(bool))
 	}