diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-internal.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-internal.yaml
index 52fdd7b84..8df2d9609 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-internal.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-internal.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ metadata:
   name: {{ include "ingress-nginx.controller.fullname" . }}-internal
   namespace: {{ include "ingress-nginx.namespace" . }}
 spec:
-  type: "{{ .Values.controller.service.internal.type }}"
+  type: "{{ .Values.controller.service.internal.type | default .Values.controller.service.type }}"
 {{- if hasKey .Values.controller.service.internal "allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts" }}
   allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts }}
 {{- end }}