diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 32e7ebad73f..13fd5afb72c 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ const (
 	// owner: @danwinship
 	// kep: http://kep.k8s.io/3453
 	// alpha: v1.26
+	// beta: v1.27
 	//
 	// Enables new performance-improving code in kube-proxy iptables mode
 	MinimizeIPTablesRestore featuregate.Feature = "MinimizeIPTablesRestore"
@@ -983,7 +984,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	MinDomainsInPodTopologySpread: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
-	MinimizeIPTablesRestore: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	MinimizeIPTablesRestore: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
 	MixedProtocolLBService: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.28
 
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
index fbde2f8db8b..846a7ec6ff3 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ func NewProxier(ipFamily v1.IPFamily,
 		serviceChanges:           proxy.NewServiceChangeTracker(newServiceInfo, ipFamily, recorder, nil),
 		endpointsMap:             make(proxy.EndpointsMap),
 		endpointsChanges:         proxy.NewEndpointChangeTracker(hostname, newEndpointInfo, ipFamily, recorder, nil),
+		needFullSync:             true,
 		syncPeriod:               syncPeriod,
 		iptables:                 ipt,
 		masqueradeAll:            masqueradeAll,
@@ -538,7 +539,7 @@ func (proxier *Proxier) OnServiceSynced() {
 	proxier.mu.Unlock()
 
 	// Sync unconditionally - this is called once per lifetime.
-	proxier.forceSyncProxyRules()
+	proxier.syncProxyRules()
 }
 
 // OnEndpointSliceAdd is called whenever creation of a new endpoint slice object
@@ -574,7 +575,7 @@ func (proxier *Proxier) OnEndpointSlicesSynced() {
 	proxier.mu.Unlock()
 
 	// Sync unconditionally - this is called once per lifetime.
-	proxier.forceSyncProxyRules()
+	proxier.syncProxyRules()
 }
 
 // OnNodeAdd is called whenever creation of new node object
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier_test.go b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier_test.go
index 6b050a14713..18590faf914 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier_test.go
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ func NewFakeProxier(ipt utiliptables.Interface) *Proxier {
 		serviceChanges:           proxy.NewServiceChangeTracker(newServiceInfo, ipfamily, nil, nil),
 		endpointsMap:             make(proxy.EndpointsMap),
 		endpointsChanges:         proxy.NewEndpointChangeTracker(testHostname, newEndpointInfo, ipfamily, nil, nil),
+		needFullSync:             true,
 		iptables:                 ipt,
 		masqueradeMark:           "0x4000",
 		localDetector:            detectLocal,