diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/kubelet/metrics/metrics.go
index 5508753bf08..a21e8c1484d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -932,6 +932,7 @@ func Register(collectors ...metrics.StableCollector) {
 		legacyregistry.MustRegister(PodStartSLIDuration)
 		legacyregistry.MustRegister(PodStartTotalDuration)
 		legacyregistry.MustRegister(ImagePullDuration)
+		legacyregistry.MustRegister(ImageGarbageCollectedTotal)
 		legacyregistry.MustRegister(NodeStartupPreKubeletDuration)
 		legacyregistry.MustRegister(NodeStartupPreRegistrationDuration)
 		legacyregistry.MustRegister(NodeStartupRegistrationDuration)