diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/node.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/node.go
index 4a7280d96b6..eaafd186be1 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/node.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/upgrade/node.go
@@ -180,11 +180,11 @@ func newNodeData(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, nodeOptions *nodeOptions, ou
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to fetch the kubeadm-config ConfigMap")
 	}
 
-	ignorePreflightErrorsSet, err := validation.ValidateIgnorePreflightErrors(nodeOptions.ignorePreflightErrors, initCfg.NodeRegistration.IgnorePreflightErrors)
+	ignorePreflightErrorsSet, err := validation.ValidateIgnorePreflightErrors(nodeOptions.ignorePreflightErrors, upgradeCfg.Node.IgnorePreflightErrors)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	// Also set the union of pre-flight errors to JoinConfiguration, to provide a consistent view of the runtime configuration:
+	// Also set the union of pre-flight errors to InitConfiguration, to provide a consistent view of the runtime configuration:
 	initCfg.NodeRegistration.IgnorePreflightErrors = sets.List(ignorePreflightErrorsSet)
 
 	var patchesDir string