diff --git a/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server_windows.go b/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server_windows.go
index ea686c7f4c6..7d77d0c0b1c 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server_windows.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server_windows.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
-	"strconv"
 
 	// Enable pprof HTTP handlers.
 	_ "net/http/pprof"
@@ -83,11 +82,6 @@ func (s *ProxyServer) createProxier(config *proxyconfigapi.KubeProxyConfiguratio
 	if initOnly {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("--init-only is not implemented on Windows")
 	}
-	var healthzPort int
-	if len(config.HealthzBindAddress) > 0 {
-		_, port, _ := net.SplitHostPort(config.HealthzBindAddress)
-		healthzPort, _ = strconv.Atoi(port)
-	}
 
 	var proxier proxy.Provider
 	var err error
@@ -100,8 +94,8 @@ func (s *ProxyServer) createProxier(config *proxyconfigapi.KubeProxyConfiguratio
 			s.NodeIPs,
 			s.Recorder,
 			s.HealthzServer,
+			config.HealthzBindAddress,
 			config.Winkernel,
-			healthzPort,
 		)
 	} else {
 		proxier, err = winkernel.NewProxier(
@@ -112,8 +106,8 @@ func (s *ProxyServer) createProxier(config *proxyconfigapi.KubeProxyConfiguratio
 			s.NodeIPs[s.PrimaryIPFamily],
 			s.Recorder,
 			s.HealthzServer,
+			config.HealthzBindAddress,
 			config.Winkernel,
-			healthzPort,
 		)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/winkernel/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/winkernel/proxier.go
index 4ecd72ea7df..a1f9bade5f2 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/winkernel/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/winkernel/proxier.go
@@ -657,8 +657,8 @@ func NewProxier(
 	nodeIP net.IP,
 	recorder events.EventRecorder,
 	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxierHealthServer,
+	healthzBindAddress string,
 	config config.KubeProxyWinkernelConfiguration,
-	healthzPort int,
 ) (*Proxier, error) {
 	if nodeIP == nil {
 		klog.InfoS("Invalid nodeIP, initializing kube-proxy with 127.0.0.1 as nodeIP")
@@ -669,6 +669,12 @@ func NewProxier(
 	nodePortAddresses := proxyutil.NewNodePortAddresses(ipFamily, nil)
 	serviceHealthServer := healthcheck.NewServiceHealthServer(hostname, recorder, nodePortAddresses, healthzServer)
 
+	var healthzPort int
+	if len(healthzBindAddress) > 0 {
+		_, port, _ := net.SplitHostPort(healthzBindAddress)
+		healthzPort, _ = strconv.Atoi(port)
+	}
+
 	hcnImpl := newHcnImpl()
 	hns, supportedFeatures := newHostNetworkService(hcnImpl)
 	hnsNetworkName, err := getNetworkName(config.NetworkName)
@@ -787,14 +793,14 @@ func NewDualStackProxier(
 	nodeIPs map[v1.IPFamily]net.IP,
 	recorder events.EventRecorder,
 	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxierHealthServer,
+	healthzBindAddress string,
 	config config.KubeProxyWinkernelConfiguration,
-	healthzPort int,
 ) (proxy.Provider, error) {
 
 	// Create an ipv4 instance of the single-stack proxier
 	ipv4Proxier, err := NewProxier(v1.IPv4Protocol, syncPeriod, minSyncPeriod,
 		hostname, nodeIPs[v1.IPv4Protocol], recorder, healthzServer,
-		config, healthzPort)
+		healthzBindAddress, config)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create ipv4 proxier: %v, hostname: %s, nodeIP:%v", err, hostname, nodeIPs[v1.IPv4Protocol])
@@ -802,7 +808,7 @@ func NewDualStackProxier(
 
 	ipv6Proxier, err := NewProxier(v1.IPv6Protocol, syncPeriod, minSyncPeriod,
 		hostname, nodeIPs[v1.IPv6Protocol], recorder, healthzServer,
-		config, healthzPort)
+		healthzBindAddress, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create ipv6 proxier: %v, hostname: %s, nodeIP:%v", err, hostname, nodeIPs[v1.IPv6Protocol])
 	}