diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/workspace_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/workspace_types.go
index caecbb99..b224fcfc 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/workspace_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/workspace_types.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ type Binding struct {
 	// BindingRequest provides the name and namespace of the SpaceBindingRequest that generated the SpaceBinding resource.
 	// It's available only if the binding was generated using the SpaceBindingRequest mechanism.
 	// +optional
-	BindingRequest BindingRequest `json:"bindingRequest,omitempty"`
+	BindingRequest *BindingRequest `json:"bindingRequest,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // BindingRequest contains the name and the namespace where of the associated SpaceBindingRequest.
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 1d560537..33a5fc5d 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -160,7 +160,11 @@ func (in *Binding) DeepCopyInto(out *Binding) {
 		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
 		copy(*out, *in)
 	}
-	out.BindingRequest = in.BindingRequest
+	if in.BindingRequest != nil {
+		in, out := &in.BindingRequest, &out.BindingRequest
+		*out = new(BindingRequest)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new Binding.
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.openapi.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.openapi.go
index 212f1d48..230e1f21 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.openapi.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.openapi.go
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ func schema_codeready_toolchain_api_api_v1alpha1_Binding(ref common.ReferenceCal
 					"bindingRequest": {
 						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
 							Description: "BindingRequest provides the name and namespace of the SpaceBindingRequest that generated the SpaceBinding resource. It's available only if the binding was generated using the SpaceBindingRequest mechanism.",
-							Default:     map[string]interface{}{},
 							Ref:         ref("github.com/codeready-toolchain/api/api/v1alpha1.BindingRequest"),
 						},
 					},