diff --git a/pkg/credentialprovider/gcp/metadata_test.go b/pkg/credentialprovider/gcp/metadata_test.go
index 130da5bb1c6..6de2dc7b838 100644
--- a/pkg/credentialprovider/gcp/metadata_test.go
+++ b/pkg/credentialprovider/gcp/metadata_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	utilnet "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net"
+	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
+	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/credentialprovider"
+	kubefeatures "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/gce/gcpcredential"
 )
 
@@ -53,6 +56,9 @@ func TestMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" && !onGCEVM() {
 		t.Skip("Skipping test on Windows, not on GCE.")
 	}
+
+	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, kubefeatures.DisableKubeletCloudCredentialProviders, false)()
+
 	var err error
 	gceProductNameFile, err = createProductNameFile()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 7ea31692dcc..6782d2b909a 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ const (
 
 	// owner: @andrewsykim
 	// alpha: v1.22
+	// beta: v1.28
 	//
 	// Disable any functionality in kube-apiserver, kube-controller-manager and kubelet related to the `--cloud-provider` component flag.
 	DisableCloudProviders featuregate.Feature = "DisableCloudProviders"