diff --git a/dist/images/install.sh b/dist/images/install.sh
index 84c7b151577..372befa90ba 100755
--- a/dist/images/install.sh
+++ b/dist/images/install.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ WITHOUT_KUBE_PROXY=${WITHOUT_KUBE_PROXY:-false}
 ENABLE_EXTERNAL_VPC=${ENABLE_EXTERNAL_VPC:-true}
 CNI_CONFIG_PRIORITY=${CNI_CONFIG_PRIORITY:-01}
 ENABLE_LB_SVC=${ENABLE_LB_SVC:-false}
+ENABLE_KEEP_VM_IP=${ENABLE_KEEP_VM_IP:-true}
 # The nic to support container network can be a nic name or a group of regex
 # separated by comma, if empty will use the nic that the default route use
 IFACE=${IFACE:-}
@@ -2666,6 +2667,7 @@ spec:
           - --log_file=/var/log/kube-ovn/kube-ovn-controller.log
           - --log_file_max_size=0
           - --enable-lb-svc=$ENABLE_LB_SVC
+          - --keep-vm-ip=$ENABLE_KEEP_VM_IP
           env:
             - name: ENABLE_SSL
               value: "$ENABLE_SSL"