diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/service/storage/rest.go b/pkg/registry/core/service/storage/rest.go
index 0faa738e597..a2c1a119bfd 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/service/storage/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/service/storage/rest.go
@@ -882,12 +882,6 @@ func isMatchingPreferDualStackClusterIPFields(oldService, service *api.Service)
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if oldService.Spec.Type != api.ServiceTypeClusterIP &&
-		oldService.Spec.Type != api.ServiceTypeNodePort &&
-		oldService.Spec.Type != api.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer {
-		return false
-	}
-
 	// both must be of IPFamilyPolicy==PreferDualStack
 	if service.Spec.IPFamilyPolicy != nil && *(service.Spec.IPFamilyPolicy) != api.IPFamilyPolicyPreferDualStack {
 		return false
diff --git a/test/integration/dualstack/dualstack_test.go b/test/integration/dualstack/dualstack_test.go
index 4feacacf7fe..16a446a381e 100644
--- a/test/integration/dualstack/dualstack_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/dualstack/dualstack_test.go
@@ -1661,7 +1661,7 @@ func TestDowngradeServicePreferToDualStack(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error to get the service %s %v", svc.Name, err)
 	}
-	// service should be single stack
+	// service should remain dual stack
 	if err = validateServiceAndClusterIPFamily(svc, []v1.IPFamily{v1.IPv4Protocol, v1.IPv6Protocol}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error validating the service %s %v", svc.Name, err)
 	}