diff --git a/pkg/agent/openflow/pod_connectivity.go b/pkg/agent/openflow/pod_connectivity.go
index b2756102697..999ecbdd255 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/openflow/pod_connectivity.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/openflow/pod_connectivity.go
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ func newFeaturePodConnectivity(
 		if ipProtocol == binding.ProtocolIP {
 			ctZones[ipProtocol] = CtZone
 			gatewayIPs[ipProtocol] = nodeConfig.GatewayConfig.IPv4
-			nodeIPs[ipProtocol] = nodeConfig.NodeIPv4Addr.IP
+			if nodeConfig.NodeIPv4Addr != nil {
+				nodeIPs[ipProtocol] = nodeConfig.NodeIPv4Addr.IP
+			}
 			if nodeConfig.PodIPv4CIDR != nil {
 				localCIDRs[ipProtocol] = *nodeConfig.PodIPv4CIDR
 			}
@@ -83,7 +85,9 @@ func newFeaturePodConnectivity(
 		} else if ipProtocol == binding.ProtocolIPv6 {
 			ctZones[ipProtocol] = CtZoneV6
 			gatewayIPs[ipProtocol] = nodeConfig.GatewayConfig.IPv6
-			nodeIPs[ipProtocol] = nodeConfig.NodeIPv6Addr.IP
+			if nodeConfig.NodeIPv6Addr != nil {
+				nodeIPs[ipProtocol] = nodeConfig.NodeIPv6Addr.IP
+			}
 			if nodeConfig.PodIPv6CIDR != nil {
 				localCIDRs[ipProtocol] = *nodeConfig.PodIPv6CIDR
 			}