diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go b/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
index f14f5feae..6eb3956ee 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ func NewNGINXController(config *Configuration, mc metric.Collector) *NGINXContro
 	}
 
 	for _, f := range filesToWatch {
+		f := f
 		_, err = file.NewFileWatcher(f, func() {
 			klog.InfoS("File changed detected. Reloading NGINX", "path", f)
 			n.syncQueue.EnqueueTask(task.GetDummyObject("file-change"))