diff --git a/pkg/config/dynamic/http_config.go b/pkg/config/dynamic/http_config.go
index 97b08f5d6e..4eb866ba1b 100644
--- a/pkg/config/dynamic/http_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/dynamic/http_config.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	traefiktls "github.com/traefik/traefik/v3/pkg/tls"
 	"github.com/traefik/traefik/v3/pkg/types"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -357,8 +358,7 @@ func (l *ServersLoadBalancer) Mergeable(loadBalancer *ServersLoadBalancer) bool
 
 // SetDefaults Default values for a ServersLoadBalancer.
 func (l *ServersLoadBalancer) SetDefaults() {
-	defaultPassHostHeader := DefaultPassHostHeader
-	l.PassHostHeader = &defaultPassHostHeader
+	l.PassHostHeader = ptr.To(DefaultPassHostHeader)
 
 	l.Strategy = BalancerStrategyWRR
 	l.ResponseForwarding = &ResponseForwarding{}
@@ -415,8 +415,7 @@ type ServerHealthCheck struct {
 
 // SetDefaults Default values for a HealthCheck.
 func (h *ServerHealthCheck) SetDefaults() {
-	fr := true
-	h.FollowRedirects = &fr
+	h.FollowRedirects = ptr.To(true)
 	h.Mode = "http"
 	h.Interval = DefaultHealthCheckInterval
 	h.Timeout = DefaultHealthCheckTimeout
diff --git a/pkg/config/static/entrypoints.go b/pkg/config/static/entrypoints.go
index f76ce08dcb..28e3096e19 100644
--- a/pkg/config/static/entrypoints.go
+++ b/pkg/config/static/entrypoints.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	ptypes "github.com/traefik/paerser/types"
 	otypes "github.com/traefik/traefik/v3/pkg/observability/types"
 	"github.com/traefik/traefik/v3/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 // EntryPoint holds the entry point configuration.
@@ -76,8 +77,7 @@ type HTTPConfig struct {
 
 // SetDefaults sets the default values.
 func (c *HTTPConfig) SetDefaults() {
-	sanitizePath := true
-	c.SanitizePath = &sanitizePath
+	c.SanitizePath = ptr.To(true)
 	c.MaxHeaderBytes = http.DefaultMaxHeaderBytes
 }
 
@@ -200,9 +200,8 @@ type ObservabilityConfig struct {
 
 // SetDefaults sets the default values.
 func (o *ObservabilityConfig) SetDefaults() {
-	defaultValue := true
-	o.AccessLogs = &defaultValue
-	o.Metrics = &defaultValue
-	o.Tracing = &defaultValue
+	o.AccessLogs = ptr.To(true)
+	o.Metrics = ptr.To(true)
+	o.Tracing = ptr.To(true)
 	o.TraceVerbosity = otypes.MinimalVerbosity
 }