diff --git a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
index 95f9e2c6ca15d..cc1698180fd8a 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ func (proxier *Proxier) syncProxyRules() {
 			for _, ep := range allEndpoints {
 				if ep.GetIsLocal() {
 					klog.V(4).Infof("Found a local endpoint %q for service %q; preferring the local endpoint and ignoring %d other endpoints", ep.String(), svcNameString, len(allEndpoints) - 1)
-					allEndpoints = []proxy.Endpoint{ep}
+					readyEndpoints = []proxy.Endpoint{ep}
 					break
 				}
 			}