diff --git a/pkg/patterns/addon/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/common_types.go b/pkg/patterns/addon/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/common_types.go
index d8c3679a..0837d744 100644
--- a/pkg/patterns/addon/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/common_types.go
+++ b/pkg/patterns/addon/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/common_types.go
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@ type Patchable interface {
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen=true
 type PatchSpec struct {
+	// +kubebuilder:pruning:PreserveUnknownFields
 	Patches []*runtime.RawExtension `json:"patches,omitempty"`
 }