diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options_test.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options_test.go
index 83b85e3d25a..5b65358b479 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/component-base/metrics"
 	cmconfig "k8s.io/controller-manager/config"
 	cmoptions "k8s.io/controller-manager/options"
+	migration "k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/leadermigration/options"
 	kubecontrollerconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/config"
 	kubectrlmgrconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/apis/config"
 	csrsigningconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/certificates/signer/config"
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ func TestAddFlags(t *testing.T) {
 					EnableContentionProfiling: true,
 				},
 			},
+			LeaderMigration: &migration.LeaderMigrationOptions{},
 		},
 		KubeCloudShared: &cpoptions.KubeCloudSharedOptions{
 			KubeCloudSharedConfiguration: &cpconfig.KubeCloudSharedConfiguration{
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/options/options_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/options/options_test.go
index 0a7ace3aab8..d63169b6c79 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/options/options_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/options/options_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	componentbaseconfig "k8s.io/component-base/config"
 	cmconfig "k8s.io/controller-manager/config"
 	cmoptions "k8s.io/controller-manager/options"
+	migration "k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/leadermigration/options"
 )
 
 func TestDefaultFlags(t *testing.T) {
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ func TestDefaultFlags(t *testing.T) {
 					EnableContentionProfiling: false,
 				},
 			},
+			LeaderMigration: &migration.LeaderMigrationOptions{},
 		},
 		KubeCloudShared: &KubeCloudSharedOptions{
 			KubeCloudSharedConfiguration: &cpconfig.KubeCloudSharedConfiguration{
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ func TestAddFlags(t *testing.T) {
 					EnableContentionProfiling: true,
 				},
 			},
+			LeaderMigration: &migration.LeaderMigrationOptions{},
 		},
 		KubeCloudShared: &KubeCloudSharedOptions{
 			KubeCloudSharedConfiguration: &cpconfig.KubeCloudSharedConfiguration{
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/options/generic.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/options/generic.go
index a22369d63b5..bb7e8c7d411 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/options/generic.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/options/generic.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func NewGenericControllerManagerConfigurationOptions(cfg *cmconfig.GenericContro
 	o := &GenericControllerManagerConfigurationOptions{
 		GenericControllerManagerConfiguration: cfg,
 		Debugging:                             RecommendedDebuggingOptions(),
-		LeaderMigration:                       nil,
+		LeaderMigration:                       &migration.LeaderMigrationOptions{},
 	}
 
 	return o