diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
index efd9d5eebf3..9d35f0ce81c 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
@@ -1717,9 +1717,10 @@ func (s *AWSCloud) EnsureLoadBalancer(name, region string, publicIP net.IP, port
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("requested load balancer with no ports")
 	}
 
-	// The service controller verified all the protocols match on the ports, just check and use the first one
-	if ports[0].Protocol != api.ProtocolTCP {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Only TCP LoadBalancer is supported for AWS ELB")
+	for _, port := range ports {
+		if port.Protocol != api.ProtocolTCP {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Only TCP LoadBalancer is supported for AWS ELB")
+		}
 	}
 
 	if publicIP != nil {