diff --git a/.semgrep.yml b/.semgrep.yml
index b358128913da..8f74f9f8ec62 100644
--- a/.semgrep.yml
+++ b/.semgrep.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ rules:
         - internal/service/elasticsearch
         - internal/service/elb
         - internal/service/emr
-        - internal/service/gamelift
     patterns:
       - pattern: '$LHS = *$RHS'
       - pattern-not: '*$LHS2 = *$RHS'
diff --git a/internal/service/gamelift/alias.go b/internal/service/gamelift/alias.go
index 0a82eeba4aad..d0313e3c11f6 100644
--- a/internal/service/gamelift/alias.go
+++ b/internal/service/gamelift/alias.go
@@ -207,12 +207,12 @@ func flattenRoutingStrategy(rs *gamelift.RoutingStrategy) []interface{} {
 
 	m := make(map[string]interface{})
 	if rs.FleetId != nil {
-		m["fleet_id"] = *rs.FleetId
+		m["fleet_id"] = aws.StringValue(rs.FleetId)
 	}
 	if rs.Message != nil {
-		m["message"] = *rs.Message
+		m["message"] = aws.StringValue(rs.Message)
 	}
-	m["type"] = *rs.Type
+	m["type"] = aws.StringValue(rs.Type)
 
 	return []interface{}{m}
 }