diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/route/route_controller_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/route/route_controller_test.go
index 84802ceecd0..7f7257e219c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/route/route_controller_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/route/route_controller_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
 	"k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/features"
+	_ "k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/features/register"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"