diff --git a/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/k8s/submit/KubernetesDriverBuilder.scala b/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/k8s/submit/KubernetesDriverBuilder.scala
index e89e52f1af201..3b69754b9cdf1 100644
--- a/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/k8s/submit/KubernetesDriverBuilder.scala
+++ b/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/k8s/submit/KubernetesDriverBuilder.scala
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ private[spark] class KubernetesDriverBuilder {
 
     val userFeatures = conf.get(Config.KUBERNETES_DRIVER_POD_FEATURE_STEPS)
       .map { className =>
-        val feature = Utils.classForName[Any](className).newInstance()
+        val feature = Utils.classForName[Any](className).getConstructor().newInstance()
         val initializedFeature = feature match {
           // Since 3.3, allow user to implement feature with KubernetesDriverConf
           case d: KubernetesDriverCustomFeatureConfigStep =>
diff --git a/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/k8s/KubernetesExecutorBuilder.scala b/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/k8s/KubernetesExecutorBuilder.scala
index 1f6d72cb7eee0..67aad00f98543 100644
--- a/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/k8s/KubernetesExecutorBuilder.scala
+++ b/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/k8s/KubernetesExecutorBuilder.scala
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ private[spark] class KubernetesExecutorBuilder {
 
     val userFeatures = conf.get(Config.KUBERNETES_EXECUTOR_POD_FEATURE_STEPS)
       .map { className =>
-        val feature = Utils.classForName[Any](className).newInstance()
+        val feature = Utils.classForName[Any](className).getConstructor().newInstance()
         val initializedFeature = feature match {
           // Since 3.3, allow user to implement feature with KubernetesExecutorConf
           case e: KubernetesExecutorCustomFeatureConfigStep =>