diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/features/features.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/features/features.go
index 7b9d050ef57..afb67f509eb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/features/features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/features/features.go
@@ -141,9 +141,3 @@ var (
 	// should use AddFeaturesToExistingFeatureGates followed by ReplaceFeatureGates.
 	featureGates = &atomic.Value{}
 )
-
-// defaultKubernetesFeatureGates consists of all known Kubernetes-specific feature keys.
-//
-// To add a new feature, define a key for it above and add it here. The features will be
-// available throughout Kubernetes binaries.
-var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[Feature]FeatureSpec{}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/features/known_features.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/features/known_features.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e3f15aba35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/features/known_features.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package features
+
+// defaultKubernetesFeatureGates consists of all known Kubernetes-specific feature keys.
+//
+// To add a new feature, define a key for it above and add it here. The features will be
+// available throughout Kubernetes binaries.
+var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[Feature]FeatureSpec{}