diff --git a/pkg/proxy/userspace/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/userspace/proxier.go
index d1c9c5bb83..1efced0864 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/userspace/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/userspace/proxier.go
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ func (proxier *Proxier) iptablesHostNodePortArgs(nodePort int, protocol api.Prot
 // Build a slice of iptables args for an from-non-local public-port rule.
 func (proxier *Proxier) iptablesNonLocalNodePortArgs(nodePort int, protocol api.Protocol, proxyIP net.IP, proxyPort int, service proxy.ServicePortName) []string {
 	args := iptablesCommonPortalArgs(nil, false, false, proxyPort, protocol, service)
-	args = append(args, "-m", "comment", "--comment", service.String(), "-m", "state", "--state", "NEW", "-j", "ACCEPT")
+	args = append(args, "-m", "state", "--state", "NEW", "-j", "ACCEPT")
 	return args
 }