diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-elasticsearch/lib/elasticsearch-access-policy.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-elasticsearch/lib/elasticsearch-access-policy.ts
index 1a87c2fe1a820..3f6ad52eb45cc 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-elasticsearch/lib/elasticsearch-access-policy.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-elasticsearch/lib/elasticsearch-access-policy.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export class ElasticsearchAccessPolicy extends cr.AwsCustomResource {
   constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props: ElasticsearchAccessPolicyProps) {
     super(scope, id, {
       resourceType: 'Custom::ElasticsearchAccessPolicy',
+      installLatestAwsSdk: false,
       onUpdate: {
         action: 'updateElasticsearchDomainConfig',
         service: 'ES',
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-opensearchservice/lib/opensearch-access-policy.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-opensearchservice/lib/opensearch-access-policy.ts
index eca4d4b229621..86066d8191c87 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-opensearchservice/lib/opensearch-access-policy.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-opensearchservice/lib/opensearch-access-policy.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export class OpenSearchAccessPolicy extends cr.AwsCustomResource {
   constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props: OpenSearchAccessPolicyProps) {
     super(scope, id, {
       resourceType: 'Custom::OpenSearchAccessPolicy',
+      installLatestAwsSdk: false,
       onUpdate: {
         action: 'updateDomainConfig',
         service: 'OpenSearch',