diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_vmss_cache.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_vmss_cache.go
index e6a028ab9b3..5a820e4bf19 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_vmss_cache.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_vmss_cache.go
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) newVMSSCache() (*azcache.TimedCache, error) {
 				return nil, rerr.Error()
 			}
 
-			for _, scaleSet := range allScaleSets {
+			for i := range allScaleSets {
+				scaleSet := allScaleSets[i]
 				if scaleSet.Name == nil || *scaleSet.Name == "" {
 					klog.Warning("failed to get the name of VMSS")
 					continue