diff --git a/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/VertxHttpConfig.java b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/VertxHttpConfig.java
index c3c9ec26e3aa6..05c77effe29a6 100644
--- a/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/VertxHttpConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/VertxHttpConfig.java
@@ -26,9 +26,20 @@ public interface VertxHttpConfig {
     /**
      * Enable the CORS filter.
      */
+    @WithName("cors.enabled")
+    @WithDefault("${quarkus.http.cors:false}")
+    boolean corsEnabled();
+
+    /**
+     * Enable the CORS filter.
+     *
+     * @deprecated Use {@link VertxHttpConfig#corsEnabled()}. Deprecated because it requires additional syntax to
+     *             configure with the group {@link VertxHttpConfig#cors()} in YAML config.
+     */
     @WithName("cors")
     @WithDefault("false")
-    boolean corsEnabled();
+    @Deprecated
+    boolean oldCorsEnabled();
 
     /**
      * The HTTP port