diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager_test.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager_test.go
index d3adbebb88d..efde618dc1c 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager_test.go
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ func TestNewControllerDescriptorsShouldNotPanic(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestNewControllerDescriptorsAlwaysReturnsDescriptorsForAllControllers(t *testing.T) {
+	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, "AllAlpha", false)()
+	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, "AllBeta", false)()
+
 	controllersWithoutFeatureGates := KnownControllers()
 
 	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, "AllAlpha", true)()