diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 833757ca2ee..ce7897bdfe3 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) syncLoopIteration(configCh <-chan kubetypes.PodUpdate, handle
 			break
 		}
 		glog.V(4).Infof("SyncLoop (SYNC): %d pods; %s", len(podsToSync), format.Pods(podsToSync))
-		kl.HandlePodSyncs(podsToSync)
+		handler.HandlePodSyncs(podsToSync)
 	case update := <-kl.livenessManager.Updates():
 		if update.Result == proberesults.Failure {
 			// The liveness manager detected a failure; sync the pod.