diff --git a/pkg/cloud/services/eks/roles.go b/pkg/cloud/services/eks/roles.go
index 3bc0dfbc12..3d10314432 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/services/eks/roles.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/services/eks/roles.go
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ func (s *NodegroupService) reconcileNodegroupIAMRole() error {
 		} else {
 			s.scope.Info("no EKS nodegroup role specified, using role based on nodegroup name")
 			roleName, err = eks.GenerateEKSName(
+				"nodegroup-iam-service-role",
 				fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", s.scope.KubernetesClusterName(), s.scope.NodegroupName()),
-				"-nodegroup-iam-service-role",
 				maxIAMRoleNameLength,
 			)
 			if err != nil {