diff --git a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
index 6618447ec9c..2d8796ae480 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
@@ -300,7 +300,8 @@ type realIPGetter struct {
 // 172.17.0.1 dev docker0  scope host  src 172.17.0.1
 // 192.168.122.1 dev virbr0  scope host  src 192.168.122.1
 // Then filter out dev==kube-ipvs0, and cut the unique src IP fields,
-// Node IP set: [100.106.89.164, 127.0.0.1, 172.17.0.1, 192.168.122.1]
+// Node IP set: [100.106.89.164, 172.17.0.1, 192.168.122.1]
+// Note that loopback addresses are excluded.
 func (r *realIPGetter) NodeIPs() (ips []net.IP, err error) {
 	// Pass in empty filter device name for list all LOCAL type addresses.
 	nodeAddress, err := r.nl.GetLocalAddresses("", DefaultDummyDevice)
@@ -309,7 +310,11 @@ func (r *realIPGetter) NodeIPs() (ips []net.IP, err error) {
 	}
 	// translate ip string to IP
 	for _, ipStr := range nodeAddress.UnsortedList() {
-		ips = append(ips, net.ParseIP(ipStr))
+		a := net.ParseIP(ipStr)
+		if a.IsLoopback() {
+			continue
+		}
+		ips = append(ips, a)
 	}
 	return ips, nil
 }
@@ -1131,6 +1136,10 @@ func (proxier *Proxier) syncProxyRules() {
 		} else {
 			nodeAddresses = nodeAddrSet.List()
 			for _, address := range nodeAddresses {
+				a := net.ParseIP(address)
+				if a.IsLoopback() {
+					continue
+				}
 				if utilproxy.IsZeroCIDR(address) {
 					nodeIPs, err = proxier.ipGetter.NodeIPs()
 					if err != nil {
@@ -1138,7 +1147,7 @@ func (proxier *Proxier) syncProxyRules() {
 					}
 					break
 				}
-				nodeIPs = append(nodeIPs, net.ParseIP(address))
+				nodeIPs = append(nodeIPs, a)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier_test.go b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier_test.go
index ac20a461b9d..5b2654cc763 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier_test.go
@@ -393,12 +393,12 @@ func TestGetNodeIPs(t *testing.T) {
 		// case 0
 		{
 			devAddresses: map[string][]string{"eth0": {"1.2.3.4"}, "lo": {"127.0.0.1"}},
-			expectIPs:    []string{"1.2.3.4", "127.0.0.1"},
+			expectIPs:    []string{"1.2.3.4"},
 		},
 		// case 1
 		{
 			devAddresses: map[string][]string{"lo": {"127.0.0.1"}},
-			expectIPs:    []string{"127.0.0.1"},
+			expectIPs:    []string{},
 		},
 		// case 2
 		{
@@ -408,22 +408,22 @@ func TestGetNodeIPs(t *testing.T) {
 		// case 3
 		{
 			devAddresses: map[string][]string{"encap0": {"10.20.30.40"}, "lo": {"127.0.0.1"}, "docker0": {"172.17.0.1"}},
-			expectIPs:    []string{"10.20.30.40", "127.0.0.1", "172.17.0.1"},
+			expectIPs:    []string{"10.20.30.40", "172.17.0.1"},
 		},
 		// case 4
 		{
 			devAddresses: map[string][]string{"encaps9": {"10.20.30.40"}, "lo": {"127.0.0.1"}, "encap7": {"10.20.30.31"}},
-			expectIPs:    []string{"10.20.30.40", "127.0.0.1", "10.20.30.31"},
+			expectIPs:    []string{"10.20.30.40", "10.20.30.31"},
 		},
 		// case 5
 		{
 			devAddresses: map[string][]string{"kube-ipvs0": {"1.2.3.4"}, "lo": {"127.0.0.1"}, "encap7": {"10.20.30.31"}},
-			expectIPs:    []string{"127.0.0.1", "10.20.30.31"},
+			expectIPs:    []string{"10.20.30.31"},
 		},
 		// case 6
 		{
 			devAddresses: map[string][]string{"kube-ipvs0": {"1.2.3.4", "2.3.4.5"}, "lo": {"127.0.0.1"}},
-			expectIPs:    []string{"127.0.0.1"},
+			expectIPs:    []string{},
 		},
 		// case 7
 		{
@@ -433,12 +433,12 @@ func TestGetNodeIPs(t *testing.T) {
 		// case 8
 		{
 			devAddresses: map[string][]string{"kube-ipvs0": {"1.2.3.4", "2.3.4.5"}, "eth5": {"3.4.5.6"}, "lo": {"127.0.0.1"}},
-			expectIPs:    []string{"127.0.0.1", "3.4.5.6"},
+			expectIPs:    []string{"3.4.5.6"},
 		},
 		// case 9
 		{
 			devAddresses: map[string][]string{"ipvs0": {"1.2.3.4"}, "lo": {"127.0.0.1"}, "encap7": {"10.20.30.31"}},
-			expectIPs:    []string{"127.0.0.1", "10.20.30.31", "1.2.3.4"},
+			expectIPs:    []string{"10.20.30.31", "1.2.3.4"},
 		},
 	}