diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/servicelb.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/servicelb.go
index fd5b4e756528..8d1cea0739d3 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/servicelb.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/servicelb.go
@@ -285,8 +285,6 @@ func (k *k3s) getStatus(svc *core.Service) (*core.LoadBalancerStatus, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	sort.Strings(expectedIPs)
-
 	loadbalancer := &core.LoadBalancerStatus{}
 	for _, ip := range expectedIPs {
 		loadbalancer.Ingress = append(loadbalancer.Ingress, core.LoadBalancerIngress{
@@ -393,6 +391,9 @@ func filterByIPFamily(ips []string, svc *core.Service) ([]string, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	sort.Strings(ipv4Addresses)
+	sort.Strings(ipv6Addresses)
+
 	for _, ipFamily := range svc.Spec.IPFamilies {
 		switch ipFamily {
 		case core.IPv4Protocol:
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/servicelb_test.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/servicelb_test.go
index f12baeb4938a..6a25ade126b8 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/servicelb_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/servicelb_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cloudprovider
 
 import (
+	"math/rand"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -8,8 +9,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	addrv4 = "1.2.3.4"
-	addrv6 = "2001:db8::1"
+	addrv4   = "1.2.3.4"
+	addrv4_2 = "2.3.4.5"
+	addrv6   = "2001:db8::1"
+	addrv6_2 = "3001:db8::1"
 )
 
 func Test_UnitFilterByIPFamily(t *testing.T) {
@@ -89,3 +92,22 @@ func Test_UnitFilterByIPFamily(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_UnitFilterByIPFamily_Ordering(t *testing.T) {
+	want := []string{addrv4, addrv4_2, addrv6, addrv6_2}
+	ips := []string{addrv4, addrv4_2, addrv6, addrv6_2}
+	rand.Shuffle(len(ips), func(i, j int) {
+		ips[i], ips[j] = ips[j], ips[i]
+	})
+	svc := &core.Service{
+		Spec: core.ServiceSpec{
+			IPFamilies: []core.IPFamily{core.IPv4Protocol, core.IPv6Protocol},
+		},
+	}
+
+	got, _ := filterByIPFamily(ips, svc)
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Errorf("filterByIPFamily() = %+v\nWant = %+v", got, want)
+	}
+}