diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 786d2d1efa8..8069c573468 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	CSIMigrationAzureDisk: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.26
 
-	CSIMigrationAzureFile: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA}, // remove in 1.28
+	CSIMigrationAzureFile: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.28
 
 	CSIMigrationGCE: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.27