diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2/lib/http/vpc-link.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2/lib/http/vpc-link.ts
index 27d478c335963..a9c6604b43485 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2/lib/http/vpc-link.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2/lib/http/vpc-link.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export interface VpcLinkProps {
    *
    * @default - private subnets of the provided VPC. Use `addSubnets` to add more subnets
    */
-  readonly subnets?: ec2.ISubnet[];
+  readonly subnets?: ec2.SubnetSelection;
 
   /**
    * A list of security groups for the VPC link.
@@ -99,11 +99,8 @@ export class VpcLink extends Resource implements IVpcLink {
 
     this.vpcLinkId = cfnResource.ref;
 
-    this.addSubnets(...props.vpc.privateSubnets);
-
-    if (props.subnets) {
-      this.addSubnets(...props.subnets);
-    }
+    const { subnets } = props.vpc.selectSubnets(props.subnets ?? { subnetType: ec2.SubnetType.PRIVATE });
+    this.addSubnets(...subnets);
 
     if (props.securityGroups) {
       this.addSecurityGroups(...props.securityGroups);
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2/test/http/vpc-link.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2/test/http/vpc-link.test.ts
index 1571ceef39f6d..c6b68d7477bd7 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2/test/http/vpc-link.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2/test/http/vpc-link.test.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe('VpcLink', () => {
     // WHEN
     new VpcLink(stack, 'VpcLink', {
       vpc,
-      subnets: [subnet1, subnet2],
+      subnets: { subnets: [subnet1, subnet2] },
       securityGroups: [sg1, sg2, sg3],
     });
 
@@ -59,12 +59,6 @@ describe('VpcLink', () => {
     expect(stack).toHaveResource('AWS::ApiGatewayV2::VpcLink', {
       Name: 'VpcLink',
       SubnetIds: [
-        {
-          Ref: 'VPCPrivateSubnet1Subnet8BCA10E0',
-        },
-        {
-          Ref: 'VPCPrivateSubnet2SubnetCFCDAA7A',
-        },
         {
           Ref: 'subnet1Subnet16A4B3BD',
         },