diff --git a/modules/karpenter/main.tf b/modules/karpenter/main.tf
index af0e947e76..e46cf3665c 100644
--- a/modules/karpenter/main.tf
+++ b/modules/karpenter/main.tf
@@ -282,7 +282,9 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_event_rule" "this" {
 
   region = var.region
 
-  name_prefix   = "${var.rule_name_prefix}${each.value.name}-"
+  name        = var.rule_name_use_terraform_prefix ? null : "${var.rule_name_prefix}${each.value.name}"
+  name_prefix = var.rule_name_use_terraform_prefix ? "${var.rule_name_prefix}${each.value.name}-" : null
+
   description   = each.value.description
   event_pattern = jsonencode(each.value.event_pattern)
 
diff --git a/modules/karpenter/variables.tf b/modules/karpenter/variables.tf
index b814963485..dfa466bab4 100644
--- a/modules/karpenter/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/karpenter/variables.tf
@@ -347,3 +347,9 @@ variable "rule_name_prefix" {
   type        = string
   default     = "Karpenter"
 }
+
+variable "rule_name_use_terraform_prefix" {
+  description = "Determines whether the generated rule name (`rule_name_prefix` + internal rule suffix) is used by Terraform as a prefix"
+  type        = bool
+  default     = true
+}