diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/azure/azure_cloud.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/azure/azure_cloud.go
index b4bdf9865a..c808a71ec0 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/azure/azure_cloud.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/azure/azure_cloud.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (c *azureCloudImplementation) GetApiIngressStatus(cluster *kops.Cluster) ([
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting Master Scale Set Network Interfaces for API Ingress Status: %s", err)
 		}
 		for _, ni := range nis {
-			if !*ni.Primary {
+			if ni.Primary == nil || !*ni.Primary {
 				continue
 			}
 			for _, i := range *ni.IPConfigurations {