diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
index 32e48623a34..f894f183e35 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/controllermanager.go
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ func CreateControllerContext(s *config.CompletedConfig, rootClientBuilder, clien
 		ResyncPeriod:                    ResyncPeriod(s),
 		ControllerManagerMetrics:        controllersmetrics.NewControllerManagerMetrics("kube-controller-manager"),
 	}
+	controllersmetrics.Register()
 	return ctx, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/app/controllermanager.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/app/controllermanager.go
index 84101fd30f8..559beae3e27 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/app/controllermanager.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/app/controllermanager.go
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ func CreateControllerContext(s *cloudcontrollerconfig.CompletedConfig, clientBui
 		ResyncPeriod:                    ResyncPeriod(s),
 		ControllerManagerMetrics:        controllersmetrics.NewControllerManagerMetrics("cloud-controller-manager"),
 	}
+	controllersmetrics.Register()
 	return ctx, nil
 }