diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index da3286011ef..f85d810dd1c 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	ImmutableEphemeralVolumes:                      {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	DefaultIngressClass:                            {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	HugePageStorageMediumSize:                      {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-	ExternalPolicyForExternalIP:                    {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.GA}, // remove in 1.19
+	ExternalPolicyForExternalIP:                    {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA}, // remove in 1.20
 	AnyVolumeDataSource:                            {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 
 	// inherited features from generic apiserver, relisted here to get a conflict if it is changed