diff --git a/cli/cmd/check.go b/cli/cmd/check.go
index 3a1d2b58753aa..de45e818bcc62 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/check.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/check.go
@@ -143,7 +143,10 @@ func configureAndRunChecks(cmd *cobra.Command, wout io.Writer, werr io.Writer, o
 	}
 
 	crdManifest := bytes.Buffer{}
-	err = renderCRDs(&crdManifest, valuespkg.Options{}, "yaml")
+	err = renderCRDs(&crdManifest, valuespkg.Options{
+		// GatewayAPI CRDs are optional so don't check for them.
+		Values: []string{"enableHttpRoutes=false"},
+	}, "yaml")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}