diff --git a/prow/cluster/jobs/istio/enhancements/istio.enhancements.master.gen.yaml b/prow/cluster/jobs/istio/enhancements/istio.enhancements.master.gen.yaml
index ec2dae7bfd3..72fd8a02d7a 100644
--- a/prow/cluster/jobs/istio/enhancements/istio.enhancements.master.gen.yaml
+++ b/prow/cluster/jobs/istio/enhancements/istio.enhancements.master.gen.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ presubmits:
       path_alias: istio.io/tools
       repo: tools
     name: validate-features_enhancements
+    optional: true
     path_alias: istio.io/enhancements
     spec:
       containers:
diff --git a/prow/config/jobs/enhancements.yaml b/prow/config/jobs/enhancements.yaml
index 503ac805f72..3f5cc6ba300 100644
--- a/prow/config/jobs/enhancements.yaml
+++ b/prow/config/jobs/enhancements.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ image: gcr.io/istio-testing/build-tools:master-2021-05-07T04-05-01
 jobs:
 - name: validate-features
   types: [presubmit]
-  optional: true
+  modifiers: [optional]
   command:
     - ../test-infra/scripts/validate_schema.sh
     - --document-path ./features.yaml