diff --git a/map_gen/maps/crash_site/presets/desert.lua b/map_gen/maps/crash_site/presets/desert.lua
index 8430b48f..37f33ff5 100644
--- a/map_gen/maps/crash_site/presets/desert.lua
+++ b/map_gen/maps/crash_site/presets/desert.lua
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ local config = {
             property_expression_names = {
                 ['control-setting:moisture:bias'] = '-0.500000'
             },
-            trees = {
-                frequency = 6,
-                richness = 1,
-                size = 0.1666666716337204
+            autoplace_controls = {
+                trees = {
+                    frequency = 6,
+                    richness = 1,
+                    size = 0.1666666716337204
+                }
             }
         }
     }