diff --git a/cmd/kube-proxy/app/conntrack.go b/cmd/kube-proxy/app/conntrack.go
index a7e982f0367..e1180c3f89f 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-proxy/app/conntrack.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-proxy/app/conntrack.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func isSysFSWritable() (bool, error) {
 
 	for _, mountPoint := range mountPoints {
 		const sysfsDevice = "sysfs"
-		if mountPoint.Device != sysfsDevice {
+		if mountPoint.Type != sysfsDevice {
 			continue
 		}
 		// Check whether sysfs is 'rw'