diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_loadbalancer_internal.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_loadbalancer_internal.go
index 4b0c02c6925..64f9e2e9ae4 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_loadbalancer_internal.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_loadbalancer_internal.go
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) ensureInternalInstanceGroup(name, zone string, nodes []*v1.
 			return "", err
 		}
 
-		for _, ins := range instances.Items {
+		for _, ins := range instances {
 			parts := strings.Split(ins.Instance, "/")
 			gceNodes.Insert(parts[len(parts)-1])
 		}