diff --git a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/netlink_linux.go b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/netlink_linux.go
index bb8e267712c..c917c9429c0 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/netlink_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/netlink_linux.go
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ import (
 
 type netlinkHandle struct {
 	netlink.Handle
-	ipv6 bool
+	isIPv6 bool
 }
 
 // NewNetLinkHandle will crate a new NetLinkHandle
-func NewNetLinkHandle(ipv6 bool) NetLinkHandle {
-	return &netlinkHandle{netlink.Handle{}, ipv6}
+func NewNetLinkHandle(isIPv6 bool) NetLinkHandle {
+	return &netlinkHandle{netlink.Handle{}, isIPv6}
 }
 
 // EnsureAddressBind checks if address is bound to the interface and, if not, binds it. If the address is already bound, return true.
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ func (h *netlinkHandle) GetLocalAddresses(dev, filterDev string) (sets.String, e
 		if route.LinkIndex == filterLinkIndex {
 			continue
 		}
-		if h.ipv6 {
-			if route.Dst.IP.To4() == nil && ! route.Dst.IP.IsLinkLocalUnicast() {
+		if h.isIPv6 {
+			if route.Dst.IP.To4() == nil && !route.Dst.IP.IsLinkLocalUnicast() {
 				res.Insert(route.Dst.IP.String())
 			}
 		} else if route.Src != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
index 28c745cbbe5..75e9a2c30da 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
@@ -382,14 +382,14 @@ func NewProxier(ipt utiliptables.Interface,
 		healthzServer:         healthzServer,
 		ipvs:                  ipvs,
 		ipvsScheduler:         scheduler,
-		ipGetter:              &realIPGetter{nl: NewNetLinkHandle(nodeIP.To4() == nil)},
+		ipGetter:              &realIPGetter{nl: NewNetLinkHandle(isIPv6)},
 		iptablesData:          bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
 		filterChainsData:      bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
 		natChains:             bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
 		natRules:              bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
 		filterChains:          bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
 		filterRules:           bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
-		netlinkHandle:         NewNetLinkHandle(nodeIP.To4() == nil),
+		netlinkHandle:         NewNetLinkHandle(isIPv6),
 		ipset:                 ipset,
 		nodePortAddresses:     nodePortAddresses,
 		networkInterfacer:     utilproxy.RealNetwork{},