diff --git a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
index a22e39bf1e9..021f0ef6398 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
@@ -385,12 +385,12 @@ var iptablesCleanupOnlyChains = []iptablesJumpChain{
 // It returns true if an error was encountered. Errors are logged.
 func CleanupLeftovers(ipt utiliptables.Interface) (encounteredError bool) {
 	// Unlink our chains
-	for _, chain := range append(iptablesJumpChains, iptablesCleanupOnlyChains...) {
-		args := append(chain.extraArgs,
-			"-m", "comment", "--comment", chain.comment,
-			"-j", string(chain.dstChain),
+	for _, jump := range append(iptablesJumpChains, iptablesCleanupOnlyChains...) {
+		args := append(jump.extraArgs,
+			"-m", "comment", "--comment", jump.comment,
+			"-j", string(jump.dstChain),
 		)
-		if err := ipt.DeleteRule(chain.table, chain.sourceChain, args...); err != nil {
+		if err := ipt.DeleteRule(jump.table, jump.sourceChain, args...); err != nil {
 			if !utiliptables.IsNotFoundError(err) {
 				klog.Errorf("Error removing pure-iptables proxy rule: %v", err)
 				encounteredError = true
@@ -670,17 +670,17 @@ func (proxier *Proxier) syncProxyRules() {
 	klog.V(3).Info("Syncing iptables rules")
 
 	// Create and link the kube chains.
-	for _, chain := range iptablesJumpChains {
-		if _, err := proxier.iptables.EnsureChain(chain.table, chain.dstChain); err != nil {
-			klog.Errorf("Failed to ensure that %s chain %s exists: %v", chain.table, kubeServicesChain, err)
+	for _, jump := range iptablesJumpChains {
+		if _, err := proxier.iptables.EnsureChain(jump.table, jump.dstChain); err != nil {
+			klog.Errorf("Failed to ensure that %s chain %s exists: %v", jump.table, jump.dstChain, err)
 			return
 		}
-		args := append(chain.extraArgs,
-			"-m", "comment", "--comment", chain.comment,
-			"-j", string(chain.dstChain),
+		args := append(jump.extraArgs,
+			"-m", "comment", "--comment", jump.comment,
+			"-j", string(jump.dstChain),
 		)
-		if _, err := proxier.iptables.EnsureRule(utiliptables.Prepend, chain.table, chain.sourceChain, args...); err != nil {
-			klog.Errorf("Failed to ensure that %s chain %s jumps to %s: %v", chain.table, chain.sourceChain, chain.dstChain, err)
+		if _, err := proxier.iptables.EnsureRule(utiliptables.Prepend, jump.table, jump.sourceChain, args...); err != nil {
+			klog.Errorf("Failed to ensure that %s chain %s jumps to %s: %v", jump.table, jump.sourceChain, jump.dstChain, err)
 			return
 		}
 	}