diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/proxy.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/proxy.j2
index 1a1f7b19d..fa70f0682 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/proxy.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/proxy.j2
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 # default config should be adequate
 
 # Add your own!
-KUBE_PROXY_ARGS="--kubeconfig={{ kube_config_dir }}/proxy.kubeconfig"
+KUBE_PROXY_ARGS="--kubeconfig={{ kube_config_dir }}/proxy.kubeconfig --proxy-mode=iptables"