diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/service/helpers/helper.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/service/helpers/helper.go
index 0609361762b..6a9daecf6dd 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/service/helpers/helper.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/service/helpers/helper.go
@@ -180,5 +180,8 @@ func ingressEqual(lhs, rhs *v1.LoadBalancerIngress) bool {
 	if lhs.Hostname != rhs.Hostname {
 		return false
 	}
+	if lhs.IPMode != rhs.IPMode {
+		return false
+	}
 	return true
 }