diff --git a/pkg/daemons/agent/agent_linux.go b/pkg/daemons/agent/agent_linux.go
index f493309c37..6b788be7b7 100644
--- a/pkg/daemons/agent/agent_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/daemons/agent/agent_linux.go
@@ -121,9 +121,11 @@ func kubeletArgs(cfg *config.Agent) map[string]string {
 	if cfg.NodeName != "" {
 		argsMap["hostname-override"] = cfg.NodeName
 	}
-	defaultIP, err := net.ChooseHostInterface()
-	if err != nil || defaultIP.String() != cfg.NodeIP {
-		argsMap["node-ip"] = cfg.NodeIP
+	if nodeIPs := util.JoinIPs(cfg.NodeIPs); nodeIPs != "" {
+		defaultIP, err := net.ChooseHostInterface()
+		if err != nil || defaultIP.String() != nodeIPs {
+			argsMap["node-ip"] = nodeIPs
+		}
 	}
 	kubeletRoot, runtimeRoot, controllers := cgroups.CheckCgroups()
 	if !controllers["cpu"] {