diff --git a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/README.md b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/README.md
index 933df5caa13..eb34defd764 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/README.md
+++ b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/README.md
@@ -334,13 +334,13 @@ export KUBE_PROXY_MODE=ipvs
 
 ### Cluster Created by Kubeadm
 
-If you are using kubeadm with a [configuration file](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/setup-tools/kubeadm/kubeadm-init/#config-file), you have to add `mode: ipvs` below the `kubeProxy` field as part of the kubeadm configuration.
+If you are using kubeadm with a [configuration file](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/setup-tools/kubeadm/kubeadm-init/#config-file), you have to add mode: ipvs in a KubeProxyConfiguration (separated by -- that is also passed to kubeadm init).
 
 ```yaml
 ...
-kubeProxy:
-  config:
-    mode: ipvs
+apiVersion: kubeproxy.config.k8s.io/v1alpha1
+kind: KubeProxyConfiguration
+mode: ipvs
 ...
 ```