diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/cluster.go b/internal/xds/translator/cluster.go
index edd06d86fa9..495640ff90a 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/cluster.go
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/cluster.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func buildEndpointType(settings []*ir.DestinationSetting) EndpointType {
 
 func buildXdsCluster(args *xdsClusterArgs) *clusterv3.Cluster {
 	dnsLookupFamily := clusterv3.Cluster_AUTO
-	if args.ipFamily != nil && *args.ipFamily == egv1a1.DualStack {
+	if args.ipFamily != nil {
 		switch *args.ipFamily {
 		case egv1a1.IPv4:
 			dnsLookupFamily = clusterv3.Cluster_V4_ONLY