diff --git a/pkg/provider/azure_loadbalancer.go b/pkg/provider/azure_loadbalancer.go
index 2af8fcea46..ed872168a8 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/azure_loadbalancer.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/azure_loadbalancer.go
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) UpdateLoadBalancer(ctx context.Context, clusterName string, ser
 	}
 	if !serviceExists {
 		isOperationSucceeded = true
-		klog.V(2).Infof("UpdateLoadBalancer: skipping service %s because service is going to be deleted", service.Name)
+		klog.V(2).Infof("UpdateLoadBalancer: skipping service %s because service is going to be deleted", serviceName)
 		return nil
 	}