diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index 1d726031fd..e22fd4e39a 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ if [ "${CLOUD_PROVIDER}" == "openstack" ]; then
 fi
 
 # set feature gates if using ipvs mode
-if [ "${KUBEPROXY_MODE}" == "ipvs" ]; then
+if [ "${KUBE_PROXY_MODE}" == "ipvs" ]; then
     FEATURE_GATES="$FEATURE_GATES,SupportIPVSProxyMode=true"
 fi
 
@@ -811,9 +811,9 @@ clientConnection:
   kubeconfig: ${CERT_DIR}/kube-proxy.kubeconfig
 hostnameOverride: ${HOSTNAME_OVERRIDE}
 featureGates: ${FEATURE_GATES}
-mode: ${KUBEPROXY_MODE}
+mode: ${KUBE_PROXY_MODE}
 EOF
-    if [ "${KUBEPROXY_MODE}" == "ipvs" ]; then
+    if [ "${KUBE_PROXY_MODE}" == "ipvs" ]; then
 	# Load kernel modules required by IPVS proxier
         sudo modprobe -a ip_vs ip_vs_rr ip_vs_wrr ip_vs_sh nf_conntrack_ipv4
     fi
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/README.md b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/README.md
index 6a89697772..b5b9d4d4a4 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/README.md
+++ b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Currently, local-up scripts and kubeadm support switching IPVS proxy mode via ex
 
 Kube-proxy will run in iptables mode by default in a [local-up cluster](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/running-locally.md). 
 
-Users should export the env `KUBEPROXY_MODE=ipvs` to specify the ipvs mode before deploying the cluster if want to run kube-proxy in ipvs mode.
+Users should export the env `KUBE_PROXY_MODE=ipvs` to specify the ipvs mode before deploying the cluster if want to run kube-proxy in ipvs mode.
 
 ### Cluster Created by Kubeadm