diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/apimachinery/lease/controller.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/apimachinery/lease/controller.go
index 282eeea2426..85be9faa343 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/apimachinery/lease/controller.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/apimachinery/lease/controller.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	coordclientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/coordination/v1"
 	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
@@ -221,13 +221,14 @@ func (c *controller) newLease(base *coordinationv1.Lease) (*coordinationv1.Lease
 				Namespace: c.leaseNamespace,
 			},
 			Spec: coordinationv1.LeaseSpec{
-				HolderIdentity:       pointer.StringPtr(c.holderIdentity),
-				LeaseDurationSeconds: pointer.Int32Ptr(c.leaseDurationSeconds),
+				HolderIdentity: ptr.To(c.holderIdentity),
 			},
 		}
 	} else {
 		lease = base.DeepCopy()
 	}
+	// update the duration, the controller's config may have changed since lease creation
+	lease.Spec.LeaseDurationSeconds = ptr.To(c.leaseDurationSeconds)
 	lease.Spec.RenewTime = &metav1.MicroTime{Time: c.clock.Now()}
 
 	if c.newLeasePostProcessFunc != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/apimachinery/lease/controller_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/apimachinery/lease/controller_test.go
index fc68cf14658..a82ee29fed7 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/apimachinery/lease/controller_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/apimachinery/lease/controller_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	clienttesting "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
 	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2/ktesting"
@@ -194,6 +195,53 @@ func TestNewNodeLease(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			desc: "non-nil base with owner ref, lease duration is updated",
+			controller: &controller{
+				client:               fake.NewSimpleClientset(node),
+				holderIdentity:       node.Name,
+				leaseDurationSeconds: 456,
+				clock:                fakeClock,
+			},
+			base: &coordinationv1.Lease{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:      node.Name,
+					Namespace: corev1.NamespaceNodeLease,
+					OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
+						{
+							APIVersion: corev1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Node").Version,
+							Kind:       corev1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Node").Kind,
+							Name:       node.Name,
+							UID:        node.UID,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: coordinationv1.LeaseSpec{
+					HolderIdentity:       ptr.To(node.Name),
+					LeaseDurationSeconds: ptr.To[int32](123),
+					RenewTime:            &metav1.MicroTime{Time: fakeClock.Now().Add(-10 * time.Second)},
+				},
+			},
+			expect: &coordinationv1.Lease{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:      node.Name,
+					Namespace: corev1.NamespaceNodeLease,
+					OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
+						{
+							APIVersion: corev1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Node").Version,
+							Kind:       corev1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Node").Kind,
+							Name:       node.Name,
+							UID:        node.UID,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: coordinationv1.LeaseSpec{
+					HolderIdentity:       ptr.To(node.Name),
+					LeaseDurationSeconds: ptr.To[int32](456),
+					RenewTime:            &metav1.MicroTime{Time: fakeClock.Now()},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {