diff --git a/pkg/controller/worker/machines.go b/pkg/controller/worker/machines.go
index 8362ac6e3..03e060914 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/worker/machines.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/worker/machines.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gardener/gardener/extensions/pkg/controller/worker"
 	genericworkeractuator "github.com/gardener/gardener/extensions/pkg/controller/worker/genericactuator"
+	gardencorev1beta1 "github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1"
 	v1beta1constants "github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1/constants"
 	"github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/extensions/v1alpha1"
 	extensionsv1alpha1helper "github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/extensions/v1alpha1/helper"
@@ -378,6 +379,10 @@ func (w *workerDelegate) generateWorkerPoolHash(pool v1alpha1.WorkerPool, worker
 		}
 	}
 
+	if nw := w.cluster.Shoot.Spec.Networking; nw != nil && !gardencorev1beta1.IsIPv4SingleStack(nw.IPFamilies) {
+		additionalData = append(additionalData, "dualstack=enabled")
+	}
+
 	return worker.WorkerPoolHash(pool, w.cluster, []string{}, additionalData)
 }