diff --git a/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server_others.go b/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server_others.go
index d55f9b2cae3..7a179d31540 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server_others.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server_others.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/proxy/iptables"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/proxy/ipvs"
 	proxymetrics "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/proxy/metrics"
+	proxyutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/proxy/util"
 	proxyutiliptables "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/proxy/util/iptables"
 	utilipset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/ipset"
 	utiliptables "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/iptables"
@@ -167,11 +168,22 @@ func newProxyServer(
 		ipt[1] = iptInterface
 	}
 
+	nodePortAddresses := config.NodePortAddresses
+
 	if !ipt[0].Present() {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("iptables is not supported for primary IP family %q", primaryProtocol)
 	} else if !ipt[1].Present() {
 		klog.InfoS("kube-proxy running in single-stack mode: secondary ipFamily is not supported", "ipFamily", ipt[1].Protocol())
 		dualStack = false
+
+		// Validate NodePortAddresses is single-stack
+		npaByFamily := proxyutil.MapCIDRsByIPFamily(config.NodePortAddresses)
+		secondaryFamily := proxyutil.OtherIPFamily(primaryFamily)
+		badAddrs := npaByFamily[secondaryFamily]
+		if len(badAddrs) > 0 {
+			klog.InfoS("Ignoring --nodeport-addresses of the wrong family", "ipFamily", secondaryFamily, "addresses", badAddrs)
+			nodePortAddresses = npaByFamily[primaryFamily]
+		}
 	}
 
 	if proxyMode == proxyconfigapi.ProxyModeIPTables {
@@ -206,7 +218,7 @@ func newProxyServer(
 				nodeIPTuple(config.BindAddress),
 				recorder,
 				healthzServer,
-				config.NodePortAddresses,
+				nodePortAddresses,
 			)
 		} else {
 			// Create a single-stack proxier if and only if the node does not support dual-stack (i.e, no iptables support).
@@ -232,7 +244,7 @@ func newProxyServer(
 				nodeIP,
 				recorder,
 				healthzServer,
-				config.NodePortAddresses,
+				nodePortAddresses,
 			)
 		}
 
@@ -282,7 +294,7 @@ func newProxyServer(
 				recorder,
 				healthzServer,
 				config.IPVS.Scheduler,
-				config.NodePortAddresses,
+				nodePortAddresses,
 				kernelHandler,
 			)
 		} else {
@@ -314,7 +326,7 @@ func newProxyServer(
 				recorder,
 				healthzServer,
 				config.IPVS.Scheduler,
-				config.NodePortAddresses,
+				nodePortAddresses,
 				kernelHandler,
 			)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
index 85d958bec1b..fbde2f8db8b 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
@@ -260,13 +260,6 @@ func NewProxier(ipFamily v1.IPFamily,
 
 	serviceHealthServer := healthcheck.NewServiceHealthServer(hostname, recorder, nodePortAddresses)
 
-	ipFamilyMap := utilproxy.MapCIDRsByIPFamily(nodePortAddresses)
-	nodePortAddresses = ipFamilyMap[ipFamily]
-	// Log the IPs not matching the ipFamily
-	if ips, ok := ipFamilyMap[utilproxy.OtherIPFamily(ipFamily)]; ok && len(ips) > 0 {
-		klog.InfoS("Found node IPs of the wrong family", "ipFamily", ipFamily, "IPs", strings.Join(ips, ","))
-	}
-
 	proxier := &Proxier{
 		svcPortMap:               make(proxy.ServicePortMap),
 		serviceChanges:           proxy.NewServiceChangeTracker(newServiceInfo, ipFamily, recorder, nil),
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
index 5f1bcfb1ef8..8527b410e33 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
@@ -459,13 +459,6 @@ func NewProxier(ipFamily v1.IPFamily,
 
 	serviceHealthServer := healthcheck.NewServiceHealthServer(hostname, recorder, nodePortAddresses)
 
-	ipFamilyMap := utilproxy.MapCIDRsByIPFamily(nodePortAddresses)
-	nodePortAddresses = ipFamilyMap[ipFamily]
-	// Log the IPs not matching the ipFamily
-	if ips, ok := ipFamilyMap[utilproxy.OtherIPFamily(ipFamily)]; ok && len(ips) > 0 {
-		klog.InfoS("Found node IPs of the wrong family", "ipFamily", ipFamily, "IPs", ips)
-	}
-
 	// excludeCIDRs has been validated before, here we just parse it to IPNet list
 	parsedExcludeCIDRs, _ := netutils.ParseCIDRs(excludeCIDRs)
 
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier_test.go b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier_test.go
index 203f0ffb0c3..0e1e8b5383e 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier_test.go
@@ -2117,11 +2117,11 @@ func TestOnlyLocalNodePorts(t *testing.T) {
 	addrs1 := []net.Addr{&net.IPNet{IP: netutils.ParseIPSloppy("2001:db8::"), Mask: net.CIDRMask(64, 128)}}
 	fp.networkInterfacer.(*proxyutiltest.FakeNetwork).AddInterfaceAddr(&itf, addrs)
 	fp.networkInterfacer.(*proxyutiltest.FakeNetwork).AddInterfaceAddr(&itf1, addrs1)
-	fp.nodePortAddresses = []string{"100.101.102.0/24", "2001:db8::0/64"}
+	fp.nodePortAddresses = []string{"100.101.102.0/24"}
 
 	fp.syncProxyRules()
 
-	// Expect 2 (matching ipvs IPFamily field)  services and 1 destination
+	// Expect 2 services and 1 destination
 	epVS := &netlinktest.ExpectedVirtualServer{
 		VSNum: 2, IP: nodeIP.String(), Port: uint16(svcNodePort), Protocol: string(v1.ProtocolTCP),
 		RS: []netlinktest.ExpectedRealServer{{
@@ -2205,7 +2205,7 @@ func TestHealthCheckNodePort(t *testing.T) {
 	addrs1 := []net.Addr{&net.IPNet{IP: netutils.ParseIPSloppy("2001:db8::"), Mask: net.CIDRMask(64, 128)}}
 	fp.networkInterfacer.(*proxyutiltest.FakeNetwork).AddInterfaceAddr(&itf, addrs)
 	fp.networkInterfacer.(*proxyutiltest.FakeNetwork).AddInterfaceAddr(&itf1, addrs1)
-	fp.nodePortAddresses = []string{"100.101.102.0/24", "2001:db8::0/64"}
+	fp.nodePortAddresses = []string{"100.101.102.0/24"}
 
 	fp.syncProxyRules()