diff --git a/pkg/proxy/service.go b/pkg/proxy/service.go
index 5b591db26ae..e175fd85577 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/service.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/service.go
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ func (sct *ServiceChangeTracker) newBaseServiceInfo(port *v1.ServicePort, servic
 	}
 
 	// v1.DeprecatedAnnotationTopologyAwareHints has precedence over v1.AnnotationTopologyMode.
-	var ok bool
-	info.hintsAnnotation, ok = service.Annotations[v1.DeprecatedAnnotationTopologyAwareHints]
-	if !ok {
-		info.hintsAnnotation, _ = service.Annotations[v1.AnnotationTopologyMode]
+	var exists bool
+	info.hintsAnnotation, exists = service.Annotations[v1.DeprecatedAnnotationTopologyAwareHints]
+	if !exists {
+		info.hintsAnnotation = service.Annotations[v1.AnnotationTopologyMode]
 	}
 
 	loadBalancerSourceRanges := make([]string, len(service.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges))