diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure.go
index 2c4253e0aa7..14032092ed4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure.go
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) InitializeCloudFromConfig(config *Config, fromSecret bool) erro
 		// No credentials provided, useInstanceMetadata should be enabled for Kubelet.
 		// TODO(feiskyer): print different error message for Kubelet and controller-manager, as they're
 		// requiring different credential settings.
-		if !config.UseInstanceMetadata && az.Config.CloudConfigType == cloudConfigTypeFile {
+		if !config.UseInstanceMetadata && config.CloudConfigType == cloudConfigTypeFile {
 			return fmt.Errorf("useInstanceMetadata must be enabled without Azure credentials")
 		}
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_test.go
index b6ab5f5a5be..f263f2f61ee 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_test.go
@@ -3324,8 +3324,8 @@ func TestInitializeCloudFromConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		AzureAuthConfig: auth.AzureAuthConfig{
 			Cloud: "AZUREPUBLICCLOUD",
 		},
+		CloudConfigType: cloudConfigTypeFile,
 	}
-	az.Config.CloudConfigType = cloudConfigTypeFile
 	err = az.InitializeCloudFromConfig(&config, false)
 	expectedErr = fmt.Errorf("useInstanceMetadata must be enabled without Azure credentials")
 	assert.Equal(t, expectedErr, err)