diff --git a/nodeup/pkg/model/kube_apiserver.go b/nodeup/pkg/model/kube_apiserver.go
index 63e2a85126..f2046a605f 100644
--- a/nodeup/pkg/model/kube_apiserver.go
+++ b/nodeup/pkg/model/kube_apiserver.go
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ func (b *KubeAPIServerBuilder) buildAnnotations() map[string]string {
 	annotations := make(map[string]string)
 
 	if b.Cluster.Spec.API != nil {
-		if b.Cluster.Spec.API.LoadBalancer == nil || b.Cluster.Spec.API.LoadBalancer.UseApiInternal != true {
+		if b.Cluster.Spec.API.LoadBalancer == nil || b.Cluster.Spec.API.LoadBalancer.UseForInternalApi != true {
 			annotations["dns.alpha.kubernetes.io/internal"] = b.Cluster.Spec.MasterInternalName
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/cluster.go b/pkg/apis/kops/cluster.go
index d9e747b974..33a2c3501f 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/cluster.go
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ type LoadBalancerAccessSpec struct {
 	Type                     LoadBalancerType `json:"type,omitempty"`
 	IdleTimeoutSeconds       *int64           `json:"idleTimeoutSeconds,omitempty"`
 	AdditionalSecurityGroups []string         `json:"additionalSecurityGroups,omitempty"`
-	UseApiInternal           bool             `json:"useApiInternal,omitempty"`
+	UseForInternalApi        bool             `json:"useForInternalApi,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // KubeDNSConfig defines the kube dns configuration
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/cluster.go b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/cluster.go
index e175fcea3a..bb228b9604 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/cluster.go
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ type LoadBalancerAccessSpec struct {
 	Type                     LoadBalancerType `json:"type,omitempty"`
 	IdleTimeoutSeconds       *int64           `json:"idleTimeoutSeconds,omitempty"`
 	AdditionalSecurityGroups []string         `json:"additionalSecurityGroups,omitempty"`
+	UseForInternalApi        bool             `json:"useForInternalApi,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // KubeDNSConfig defines the kube dns configuration
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/conversion.go b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/conversion.go
index bc9b2573f4..e5322412f3 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/conversion.go
@@ -301,11 +301,3 @@ func Convert_kops_TopologySpec_To_v1alpha1_TopologySpec(in *kops.TopologySpec, o
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-func Convert_kops_LoadBalancerAccessSpec_To_v1alpha1_LoadBalancerAccessSpec(in *kops.LoadBalancerAccessSpec, out *LoadBalancerAccessSpec, s conversion.Scope) error {
-	out.Type = LoadBalancerType(in.Type)
-	out.IdleTimeoutSeconds = in.IdleTimeoutSeconds
-	out.AdditionalSecurityGroups = in.AdditionalSecurityGroups
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
index da8a0b907b..bda5d4253a 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
@@ -2650,6 +2650,7 @@ func autoConvert_v1alpha1_LoadBalancerAccessSpec_To_kops_LoadBalancerAccessSpec(
 	out.Type = kops.LoadBalancerType(in.Type)
 	out.IdleTimeoutSeconds = in.IdleTimeoutSeconds
 	out.AdditionalSecurityGroups = in.AdditionalSecurityGroups
+	out.UseForInternalApi = in.UseForInternalApi
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -2662,10 +2663,15 @@ func autoConvert_kops_LoadBalancerAccessSpec_To_v1alpha1_LoadBalancerAccessSpec(
 	out.Type = LoadBalancerType(in.Type)
 	out.IdleTimeoutSeconds = in.IdleTimeoutSeconds
 	out.AdditionalSecurityGroups = in.AdditionalSecurityGroups
-	// WARNING: in.UseApiInternal requires manual conversion: does not exist in peer-type
+	out.UseForInternalApi = in.UseForInternalApi
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Convert_kops_LoadBalancerAccessSpec_To_v1alpha1_LoadBalancerAccessSpec is an autogenerated conversion function.
+func Convert_kops_LoadBalancerAccessSpec_To_v1alpha1_LoadBalancerAccessSpec(in *kops.LoadBalancerAccessSpec, out *LoadBalancerAccessSpec, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	return autoConvert_kops_LoadBalancerAccessSpec_To_v1alpha1_LoadBalancerAccessSpec(in, out, s)
+}
+
 func autoConvert_v1alpha1_NetworkingSpec_To_kops_NetworkingSpec(in *NetworkingSpec, out *kops.NetworkingSpec, s conversion.Scope) error {
 	if in.Classic != nil {
 		in, out := &in.Classic, &out.Classic
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/cluster.go b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/cluster.go
index a65fdbe980..3d01345a3f 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/cluster.go
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ type LoadBalancerAccessSpec struct {
 	Type                     LoadBalancerType `json:"type,omitempty"`
 	IdleTimeoutSeconds       *int64           `json:"idleTimeoutSeconds,omitempty"`
 	AdditionalSecurityGroups []string         `json:"additionalSecurityGroups,omitempty"`
-	UseApiInternal           bool             `json:"useApiInternal,omitempty"`
+	UseForInternalApi        bool             `json:"useForInternalApi,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // KubeDNSConfig defines the kube dns configuration
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/zz_generated.conversion.go b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/zz_generated.conversion.go
index e62f69b1ab..6d5179e31c 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/zz_generated.conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/zz_generated.conversion.go
@@ -2914,7 +2914,7 @@ func autoConvert_v1alpha2_LoadBalancerAccessSpec_To_kops_LoadBalancerAccessSpec(
 	out.Type = kops.LoadBalancerType(in.Type)
 	out.IdleTimeoutSeconds = in.IdleTimeoutSeconds
 	out.AdditionalSecurityGroups = in.AdditionalSecurityGroups
-	out.UseApiInternal = in.UseApiInternal
+	out.UseForInternalApi = in.UseForInternalApi
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -2927,7 +2927,7 @@ func autoConvert_kops_LoadBalancerAccessSpec_To_v1alpha2_LoadBalancerAccessSpec(
 	out.Type = LoadBalancerType(in.Type)
 	out.IdleTimeoutSeconds = in.IdleTimeoutSeconds
 	out.AdditionalSecurityGroups = in.AdditionalSecurityGroups
-	out.UseApiInternal = in.UseApiInternal
+	out.UseForInternalApi = in.UseForInternalApi
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/model/context.go b/pkg/model/context.go
index d3260d6bfd..4acf0859bd 100644
--- a/pkg/model/context.go
+++ b/pkg/model/context.go
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func (m *KopsModelContext) UseLoadBalancerForAPI() bool {
 // HA - see https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/issues/4252
 func (m *KopsModelContext) UseLoadBalancerForInternalAPI() bool {
 	return m.UseLoadBalancerForAPI() &&
-		m.Cluster.Spec.API.LoadBalancer.UseApiInternal == true
+		m.Cluster.Spec.API.LoadBalancer.UseForInternalApi == true
 }
 
 // UsePrivateDNS checks if we are using private DNS