diff --git a/cmd/nfd-topology-updater/main.go b/cmd/nfd-topology-updater/main.go
index 88012e2aa..d9627e3de 100644
--- a/cmd/nfd-topology-updater/main.go
+++ b/cmd/nfd-topology-updater/main.go
@@ -112,12 +112,13 @@ func parseArgs(flags *flag.FlagSet, osArgs ...string) (*topology.Args, *resource
 	}
 
 	if len(resourcemonitorArgs.KubeletConfigURI) == 0 {
-		if len(utils.NodeName()) == 0 {
-			fmt.Fprintf(flags.Output(), "unable to determine the default kubelet config endpoint 'https://${NODE_NAME}:%d/configz' due to empty NODE_NAME environment, "+
-				"please either define the NODE_NAME environment variable or specify endpoint with the -kubelet-config-uri flag\n", kubeletSecurePort)
+		nodeAddress := os.Getenv("NODE_ADDRESS")
+		if len(nodeAddress) == 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintf(flags.Output(), "unable to determine the default kubelet config endpoint 'https://${NODE_ADDRESS}:%d/configz' due to empty NODE_ADDRESS environment, "+
+				"please either define the NODE_ADDRESS environment variable or specify endpoint with the -kubelet-config-uri flag\n", kubeletSecurePort)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
-		resourcemonitorArgs.KubeletConfigURI = fmt.Sprintf("https://%s:%d/configz", utils.NodeName(), kubeletSecurePort)
+		resourcemonitorArgs.KubeletConfigURI = fmt.Sprintf("https://%s:%d/configz", nodeAddress, kubeletSecurePort)
 	}
 
 	return args, resourcemonitorArgs
diff --git a/deployment/components/topology-updater/env.yaml b/deployment/components/topology-updater/env.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc9b36fd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/components/topology-updater/env.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+- op: add
+  path: "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/env/-"
+  value:
+      name: NODE_ADDRESS
+      valueFrom:
+        fieldRef:
+          fieldPath: status.hostIP
diff --git a/deployment/components/topology-updater/kustomization.yaml b/deployment/components/topology-updater/kustomization.yaml
index b951ec605..f025a7330 100644
--- a/deployment/components/topology-updater/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deployment/components/topology-updater/kustomization.yaml
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ patches:
   target:
     labelSelector: app=nfd
     name: nfd-topology-updater
+- path: env.yaml
+  target:
+    labelSelector: app=nfd
+    name: nfd-topology-updater
diff --git a/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/templates/topologyupdater.yaml b/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/templates/topologyupdater.yaml
index cd3fca051..6082635cd 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/templates/topologyupdater.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/templates/topologyupdater.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ spec:
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: spec.nodeName
+        - name: NODE_ADDRESS
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: status.hostIP
         command:
           - "nfd-topology-updater"
         args:
diff --git a/docs/reference/topology-updater-commandline-reference.md b/docs/reference/topology-updater-commandline-reference.md
index 4d35f917f..42e943429 100644
--- a/docs/reference/topology-updater-commandline-reference.md
+++ b/docs/reference/topology-updater-commandline-reference.md
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ nfd-topology-updater -watch-namespace=rte
 The `-kubelet-config-uri` specifies the path to the Kubelet's configuration.
 Note that the URi could either be a local host file or an HTTP endpoint.
 
-Default:  `https://${NODE_NAME}:10250/configz`
+Default:  `https://${NODE_ADDRESS}:10250/configz`
 
 Example: