diff --git a/pkg/cli/cmds/agent.go b/pkg/cli/cmds/agent.go
index 887f43e5bf..59fcbf098c 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/cmds/agent.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/cmds/agent.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var (
 		"pause-image":                drop,
 		"private-registry":           copy,
 		"node-ip":                    copy,
-		"node-external-ip":           drop,
+		"node-external-ip":           copy,
 		"resolv-conf":                copy,
 		"flannel-iface":              drop,
 		"flannel-conf":               drop,