diff --git a/internal/services/vpcgw/network.go b/internal/services/vpcgw/network.go
index 485ad80e37..3da2dc6cfe 100644
--- a/internal/services/vpcgw/network.go
+++ b/internal/services/vpcgw/network.go
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func ResourceVPCGatewayNetworkRead(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData,
 				return diag.FromErr(err)
 			}
 
-			if gatewayNetwork.PrivateNetworkID != "" {
+			if gatewayNetwork != nil && gatewayNetwork.PrivateNetworkID != "" {
 				diags = setPrivateIPsV1(ctx, d, apiV1, gatewayV1, m)
 			}