diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 2d4338cfef74a..a3398d9aa9bba 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func NewMainKubelet(
 			imageBackOff,
 			serializeImagePulls,
 			enableCustomMetrics,
-			hairpinMode == componentconfig.HairpinVeth,
+			klet.hairpinMode == componentconfig.HairpinVeth,
 			containerRuntimeOptions...,
 		)
 	case "rkt":