diff --git a/pkg/cmd/debug/debug.go b/pkg/cmd/debug/debug.go
index 0c13cfa2..bc2f14ec 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/debug/debug.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/debug/debug.go
@@ -212,9 +212,7 @@ func (o *DebugOptions) AddFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.TargetContainer, "target", "", i18n.T("When using an ephemeral container, target processes in this container name."))
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&o.TTY, "tty", "t", o.TTY, i18n.T("Allocate a TTY for the debugging container."))
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.Profile, "profile", ProfileLegacy, i18n.T(`Options are "legacy", "general", "baseline", "netadmin", "restricted" or "sysadmin".`))
-	if !cmdutil.DebugCustomProfile.IsDisabled() {
-		cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.CustomProfileFile, "custom", o.CustomProfileFile, i18n.T("Path to a JSON or YAML file containing a partial container spec to customize built-in debug profiles."))
-	}
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.CustomProfileFile, "custom", o.CustomProfileFile, i18n.T("Path to a JSON or YAML file containing a partial container spec to customize built-in debug profiles."))
 }
 
 // Complete finishes run-time initialization of debug.DebugOptions.
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go b/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go
index fd4341e2..d20c3226 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/util/helpers.go
@@ -430,7 +430,8 @@ const (
 	OpenAPIV3Patch          FeatureGate = "KUBECTL_OPENAPIV3_PATCH"
 	RemoteCommandWebsockets FeatureGate = "KUBECTL_REMOTE_COMMAND_WEBSOCKETS"
 	PortForwardWebsockets   FeatureGate = "KUBECTL_PORT_FORWARD_WEBSOCKETS"
-	DebugCustomProfile      FeatureGate = "KUBECTL_DEBUG_CUSTOM_PROFILE"
+	// DebugCustomProfile should be dropped in 1.34
+	DebugCustomProfile FeatureGate = "KUBECTL_DEBUG_CUSTOM_PROFILE"
 )
 
 // IsEnabled returns true iff environment variable is set to true.