diff --git a/pkg/openstack/loadbalancer.go b/pkg/openstack/loadbalancer.go
index 20a623b052..b1ea386809 100644
--- a/pkg/openstack/loadbalancer.go
+++ b/pkg/openstack/loadbalancer.go
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ func getSubnetIDForLB(network *gophercloud.ServiceClient, node corev1.Node, pref
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	_, instanceID, err := instanceIDFromProviderID(node.Spec.ProviderID)
+	instanceID, _, err := instanceIDFromProviderID(node.Spec.ProviderID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("can't determine instance ID from ProviderID when autodetecting LB subnet: %w", err)
 	}