diff --git a/pkg/instancegroups/controller.go b/pkg/instancegroups/controller.go
index 2ddb4c909b..13c79826a9 100644
--- a/pkg/instancegroups/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/instancegroups/controller.go
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ func (c *Controller) Shutdown() {
 func (c *Controller) sync(key string) error {
 	start := time.Now()
 	klog.V(4).Infof("Instance groups controller: Start processing %s", key)
-	defer klog.V(4).Infof("Instance groups controller: Processing key %s took %v", key, time.Since(start))
+	defer func() {
+		klog.V(4).Infof("Instance groups controller: Processing key %s took %v", key, time.Since(start))
+	}()
 
 	nodeNames, err := utils.GetReadyNodeNames(listers.NewNodeLister(c.lister))
 	if err != nil {