diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer.go
index a6a9f06ab0a..f83131aee49 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer.go
@@ -1700,6 +1700,10 @@ func (az *Cloud) reconcileLoadBalancerRule(
 			loadDistribution = network.LoadDistributionSourceIP
 		}
 
+		tcpReset := enableTCPReset
+		if port.Protocol != v1.ProtocolTCP {
+			tcpReset = nil
+		}
 		expectedRule := network.LoadBalancingRule{
 			Name: &lbRuleName,
 			LoadBalancingRulePropertiesFormat: &network.LoadBalancingRulePropertiesFormat{
@@ -1714,7 +1718,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) reconcileLoadBalancerRule(
 				FrontendPort:        to.Int32Ptr(port.Port),
 				BackendPort:         to.Int32Ptr(port.Port),
 				DisableOutboundSnat: to.BoolPtr(az.disableLoadBalancerOutboundSNAT()),
-				EnableTCPReset:      enableTCPReset,
+				EnableTCPReset:      tcpReset,
 				EnableFloatingIP:    to.BoolPtr(true),
 			},
 		}
@@ -2409,14 +2413,21 @@ func equalLoadBalancingRulePropertiesFormat(s *network.LoadBalancingRuleProperti
 		return false
 	}
 
-	properties := reflect.DeepEqual(s.Protocol, t.Protocol) &&
-		reflect.DeepEqual(s.FrontendIPConfiguration, t.FrontendIPConfiguration) &&
+	properties := reflect.DeepEqual(s.Protocol, t.Protocol)
+	if !properties {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if reflect.DeepEqual(s.Protocol, network.TransportProtocolTCP) {
+		properties = properties && reflect.DeepEqual(to.Bool(s.EnableTCPReset), to.Bool(t.EnableTCPReset))
+	}
+
+	properties = properties && reflect.DeepEqual(s.FrontendIPConfiguration, t.FrontendIPConfiguration) &&
 		reflect.DeepEqual(s.BackendAddressPool, t.BackendAddressPool) &&
 		reflect.DeepEqual(s.LoadDistribution, t.LoadDistribution) &&
 		reflect.DeepEqual(s.FrontendPort, t.FrontendPort) &&
 		reflect.DeepEqual(s.BackendPort, t.BackendPort) &&
 		reflect.DeepEqual(s.EnableFloatingIP, t.EnableFloatingIP) &&
-		reflect.DeepEqual(to.Bool(s.EnableTCPReset), to.Bool(t.EnableTCPReset)) &&
 		reflect.DeepEqual(to.Bool(s.DisableOutboundSnat), to.Bool(t.DisableOutboundSnat))
 
 	if wantLB && s.IdleTimeoutInMinutes != nil && t.IdleTimeoutInMinutes != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer_test.go
index 37ac7341688..2b787f1cb24 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer_test.go
@@ -3909,3 +3909,48 @@ func TestEnsurePIPTagged(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, expectedPIP, pip)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestEqualLoadBalancingRulePropertiesFormat(t *testing.T) {
+	var enableTCPReset, disableTCPReset *bool = to.BoolPtr(true), to.BoolPtr(false)
+	var frontPort *int32 = to.Int32Ptr(80)
+
+	testcases := []struct {
+		s        *network.LoadBalancingRulePropertiesFormat
+		t        *network.LoadBalancingRulePropertiesFormat
+		wantLb   bool
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{
+			s: &network.LoadBalancingRulePropertiesFormat{
+				Protocol:       network.TransportProtocolTCP,
+				EnableTCPReset: enableTCPReset,
+				FrontendPort:   frontPort,
+			},
+			t: &network.LoadBalancingRulePropertiesFormat{
+				Protocol:       network.TransportProtocolTCP,
+				EnableTCPReset: enableTCPReset,
+				FrontendPort:   frontPort,
+			},
+			wantLb:   true,
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			s: &network.LoadBalancingRulePropertiesFormat{
+				Protocol:       network.TransportProtocolUDP,
+				EnableTCPReset: disableTCPReset,
+				FrontendPort:   frontPort,
+			},
+			t: &network.LoadBalancingRulePropertiesFormat{
+				Protocol:       network.TransportProtocolUDP,
+				EnableTCPReset: enableTCPReset,
+				FrontendPort:   frontPort,
+			},
+			wantLb:   true,
+			expected: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testcases {
+		assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, equalLoadBalancingRulePropertiesFormat(tc.s, tc.t, tc.wantLb))
+	}
+}