diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature/feature_gate.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature/feature_gate.go
index 17187ea69ef..95ca0e77aaa 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature/feature_gate.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature/feature_gate.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func (f *featureGate) Set(value string) error {
 		}
 		arr := strings.SplitN(s, "=", 2)
 		k := Feature(strings.TrimSpace(arr[0]))
-		_, ok := known[Feature(k)]
+		_, ok := known[k]
 		if !ok {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unrecognized key: %s", k)
 		}