diff --git a/pkg/controller/node/nodecontroller.go b/pkg/controller/node/nodecontroller.go
index 1bc74f61135..d6bb99bccca 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/node/nodecontroller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/node/nodecontroller.go
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ func (nc *NodeController) tryUpdateNodeStatus(node *api.Node) (time.Duration, ap
 			}
 		}
 
-		if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(nc.getCondition(&node.Status, api.NodeReady), lastReadyCondition) {
+		if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(nc.getCondition(&node.Status, api.NodeReady), &lastReadyCondition) {
 			if _, err = nc.kubeClient.Nodes().UpdateStatus(node); err != nil {
 				glog.Errorf("Error updating node %s: %v", node.Name, err)
 				return gracePeriod, lastReadyCondition, readyCondition, err