diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 3fdf0752dde..7c7ea26b245 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	MemoryManager:                                  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	CPUCFSQuotaPeriod:                              {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	TopologyManager:                                {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	StorageObjectInUseProtection:                   {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA},
+	StorageObjectInUseProtection:                   {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.25
 	CSIMigration:                                   {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	CSIMigrationGCE:                                {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta}, // Off by default (requires GCE PD CSI Driver)
 	InTreePluginGCEUnregister:                      {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},