diff --git a/test/e2e/network/service.go b/test/e2e/network/service.go
index 5a5491f08c7..fe45f949fc0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/network/service.go
+++ b/test/e2e/network/service.go
@@ -1680,16 +1680,17 @@ var _ = common.SIGDescribe("Services", func() {
 			}
 		}()
 
-		service := t.BuildServiceSpec()
-		service.Spec.Type = v1.ServiceTypeNodePort
+		var service *v1.Service
+		baseService := t.BuildServiceSpec()
+		baseService.Spec.Type = v1.ServiceTypeNodePort
 		numberOfRetries := 5
 		ginkgo.By("creating service " + serviceName + " with type NodePort in namespace " + ns)
 		var err error
 		for i := 0; i < numberOfRetries; i++ {
 			port, err := e2eservice.GetUnusedStaticNodePort()
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "Static node port allocator was not able to find a free nodeport.")
-			service.Spec.Ports[0].NodePort = port
-			service, err = t.CreateService(service)
+			baseService.Spec.Ports[0].NodePort = port
+			service, err = t.CreateService(baseService)
 			// We will later delete this service and then recreate it with same nodeport. We need to ensure that
 			// another e2e test doesn't start listening on our old nodeport and conflicts re-creation of service
 			// hence we use ReserveStaticNodePort.