diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
index 2274a6a68bf..11742b6adcf 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ func NewControllerInitializers(loopMode ControllerLoopMode) map[string]InitFunc
 		register(names.LegacyServiceAccountTokenCleanerController, startLegacySATokenCleaner)
 	}
 	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(genericfeatures.ValidatingAdmissionPolicy) {
-		register("validatingadmissionpolicy-status-controller", startValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatusController)
+		register(names.ValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatusController, startValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatusController)
 	}
 
 	return controllers
diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/validatingadmissionpolicystatus.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/validatingadmissionpolicystatus.go
index 833d24d77f7..ca5ceeb2b0e 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/validatingadmissionpolicystatus.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/validatingadmissionpolicystatus.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/cel/openapi/resolver"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/controller-manager/controller"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-controller-manager/names"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/validatingadmissionpolicystatus"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/generated/openapi"
 )
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ func startValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatusController(ctx context.Context, control
 	}
 	c, err := validatingadmissionpolicystatus.NewController(
 		controllerContext.InformerFactory.Admissionregistration().V1beta1().ValidatingAdmissionPolicies(),
-		controllerContext.ClientBuilder.ClientOrDie("validatingadmissionpolicy-status-controller").AdmissionregistrationV1beta1().ValidatingAdmissionPolicies(),
+		controllerContext.ClientBuilder.ClientOrDie(names.ValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatusController).AdmissionregistrationV1beta1().ValidatingAdmissionPolicies(),
 		typeChecker,
 	)