diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-upgrade.yml b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-upgrade.yml
index 451b6f0b0..44b7e1eec 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-upgrade.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-upgrade.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
     {%- else %}
     --config={{ kube_config_dir }}/kubeadm-config.yaml
     {%- endif %}
+    {%- if kube_version is version('1.32.0', '>=') %}
     --skip-phases={{ kubeadm_init_phases_skip | join(',') }}
+    {%- endif %}
   register: kubeadm_upgrade
   when: inventory_hostname == first_kube_control_plane
   failed_when: kubeadm_upgrade.rc != 0 and "field is immutable" not in kubeadm_upgrade.stderr
@@ -37,7 +39,9 @@
     {%- else %}
     --config={{ kube_config_dir }}/kubeadm-config.yaml
     {%- endif %}
+    {%- if kube_version is version('1.32.0', '>=') %}
     --skip-phases={{ kubeadm_init_phases_skip | join(',') }}
+    {%- endif %}
   register: kubeadm_upgrade
   when: inventory_hostname != first_kube_control_plane
   failed_when: kubeadm_upgrade.rc != 0 and "field is immutable" not in kubeadm_upgrade.stderr