diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-internal.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-internal.yaml
index 950eb8f055..6d0b47caf6 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-internal.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-internal.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ spec:
       port: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.ports.http | default .Values.controller.service.ports.http }}
       protocol: TCP
       targetPort: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.targetPorts.http | default .Values.controller.service.targetPorts.http }}
-    {{- if and (semverCompare ">=1.20" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.controller.service.internal.appProtocol) }}
+    {{- if and (semverCompare ">=1.20.0-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.controller.service.internal.appProtocol) }}
       appProtocol: http
     {{- end }}
     {{- if (and $setNodePorts (not (empty .Values.controller.service.internal.nodePorts.http))) }}
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ spec:
       port: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.ports.https | default .Values.controller.service.ports.https }}
       protocol: TCP
       targetPort: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.targetPorts.https | default .Values.controller.service.targetPorts.https }}
-    {{- if and (semverCompare ">=1.20" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.controller.service.internal.appProtocol) }}
+    {{- if and (semverCompare ">=1.20.0-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.controller.service.internal.appProtocol) }}
       appProtocol: https
     {{- end }}
     {{- if (and $setNodePorts (not (empty .Values.controller.service.internal.nodePorts.https))) }}
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-webhook.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-webhook.yaml
index 2d02e23aad..6dcf1a10a6 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-webhook.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-webhook.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spec:
     - name: https-webhook
       port: 443
       targetPort: webhook
-    {{- if semverCompare ">=1.20" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version }}
+    {{- if semverCompare ">=1.20.0-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version }}
       appProtocol: https
     {{- end }}
   selector:
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service.yaml
index 74f6085366..cb78a7035f 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ spec:
       port: {{ .Values.controller.service.ports.http }}
       protocol: TCP
       targetPort: {{ .Values.controller.service.targetPorts.http }}
-    {{- if and (semverCompare ">=1.20" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.controller.service.appProtocol) }}
+    {{- if and (semverCompare ">=1.20.0-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.controller.service.appProtocol) }}
       appProtocol: http
     {{- end }}
     {{- if (and $setNodePorts (not (empty .Values.controller.service.nodePorts.http))) }}
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ spec:
       port: {{ .Values.controller.service.ports.https }}
       protocol: TCP
       targetPort: {{ .Values.controller.service.targetPorts.https }}
-    {{- if and (semverCompare ">=1.20" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.controller.service.appProtocol) }}
+    {{- if and (semverCompare ">=1.20.0-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.controller.service.appProtocol) }}
       appProtocol: https
     {{- end }}
     {{- if (and $setNodePorts (not (empty .Values.controller.service.nodePorts.https))) }}
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-service.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-service.yaml
index 2cccd6e9e8..65b6b8362c 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-service.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-service.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
       port: {{ .Values.defaultBackend.service.servicePort }}
       protocol: TCP
       targetPort: http
-    {{- if semverCompare ">=1.20" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version }}
+    {{- if semverCompare ">=1.20.0-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version }}
       appProtocol: http
     {{- end }}
   selector: