diff --git a/pkg/providers/amifamily/bootstrap/bottlerocket.go b/pkg/providers/amifamily/bootstrap/bottlerocket.go
index c8454342ba91..f7dbddd1b9e3 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/amifamily/bootstrap/bottlerocket.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/amifamily/bootstrap/bottlerocket.go
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ func (b Bottlerocket) Script() (string, error) {
 
 	s.Settings.Kubernetes.NodeTaints = map[string][]string{}
 	for _, taint := range b.Taints {
-		s.Settings.Kubernetes.NodeTaints[taint.Key] = append(s.Settings.Kubernetes.NodeTaints[taint.Key], fmt.Sprintf("%s%s",
-			lo.Ternary(taint.Value == "", "", taint.Value+":"), taint.Effect))
+		s.Settings.Kubernetes.NodeTaints[taint.Key] = append(s.Settings.Kubernetes.NodeTaints[taint.Key], fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", taint.Value, taint.Effect))
 	}
 	script, err := s.MarshalTOML()
 	if err != nil {