diff --git a/bootstrap/kubeadm/main.go b/bootstrap/kubeadm/main.go
index f3d8c625f4e5..fca4f1870cce 100644
--- a/bootstrap/kubeadm/main.go
+++ b/bootstrap/kubeadm/main.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	logsv1 "k8s.io/component-base/logs/api/v1"
 	_ "k8s.io/component-base/logs/json/register"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	ctrlOptions := ctrl.Options{
 		Controller: config.Controller{
-			UsePriorityQueue: feature.Gates.Enabled(feature.PriorityQueue),
+			UsePriorityQueue: ptr.To[bool](feature.Gates.Enabled(feature.PriorityQueue)),
 		},
 		Scheme:                     scheme,
 		LeaderElection:             enableLeaderElection,
diff --git a/controlplane/kubeadm/main.go b/controlplane/kubeadm/main.go
index eae1eb5f8411..8a9197439c7b 100644
--- a/controlplane/kubeadm/main.go
+++ b/controlplane/kubeadm/main.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 	logsv1 "k8s.io/component-base/logs/api/v1"
 	_ "k8s.io/component-base/logs/json/register"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	ctrlOptions := ctrl.Options{
 		Controller: config.Controller{
-			UsePriorityQueue: feature.Gates.Enabled(feature.PriorityQueue),
+			UsePriorityQueue: ptr.To[bool](feature.Gates.Enabled(feature.PriorityQueue)),
 		},
 		Scheme:                     scheme,
 		LeaderElection:             enableLeaderElection,
diff --git a/internal/test/envtest/environment.go b/internal/test/envtest/environment.go
index 53f5e2a55ef4..2eebbc7f5fcc 100644
--- a/internal/test/envtest/environment.go
+++ b/internal/test/envtest/environment.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/component-base/logs"
 	logsv1 "k8s.io/component-base/logs/api/v1"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/config"
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ func newEnvironment(uncachedObjs ...client.Object) *Environment {
 
 	options := manager.Options{
 		Controller: config.Controller{
-			UsePriorityQueue: feature.Gates.Enabled(feature.PriorityQueue),
+			UsePriorityQueue: ptr.To[bool](feature.Gates.Enabled(feature.PriorityQueue)),
 		},
 		Scheme: scheme.Scheme,
 		Metrics: metricsserver.Options{
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 06facf9ce1f7..38620d14a208 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 	logsv1 "k8s.io/component-base/logs/api/v1"
 	_ "k8s.io/component-base/logs/json/register"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	ctrlOptions := ctrl.Options{
 		Controller: config.Controller{
-			UsePriorityQueue: feature.Gates.Enabled(feature.PriorityQueue),
+			UsePriorityQueue: ptr.To[bool](feature.Gates.Enabled(feature.PriorityQueue)),
 		},
 		Scheme:                     scheme,
 		LeaderElection:             enableLeaderElection,
diff --git a/test/extension/main.go b/test/extension/main.go
index 8efc802b3a09..48310782e47f 100644
--- a/test/extension/main.go
+++ b/test/extension/main.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/component-base/logs"
 	logsv1 "k8s.io/component-base/logs/api/v1"
 	_ "k8s.io/component-base/logs/json/register"
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -51,11 +51,12 @@ import (
 	runtimehooksv1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/exp/runtime/hooks/api/v1alpha1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/exp/runtime/server"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/feature"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/util/flags"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/version"
+
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test/extension/handlers/lifecycle"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test/extension/handlers/topologymutation"
 	infrav1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test/infrastructure/docker/api/v1beta1"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/util/flags"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/version"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	ctrlOptions := ctrl.Options{
 		Controller: config.Controller{
-			UsePriorityQueue: feature.Gates.Enabled(feature.PriorityQueue),
+			UsePriorityQueue: ptr.To[bool](feature.Gates.Enabled(feature.PriorityQueue)),
 		},
 		Scheme:                     scheme,
 		LeaderElection:             enableLeaderElection,
diff --git a/test/infrastructure/docker/main.go b/test/infrastructure/docker/main.go
index a8959fa4b7bc..83a505594964 100644
--- a/test/infrastructure/docker/main.go
+++ b/test/infrastructure/docker/main.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/component-base/logs"
 	logsv1 "k8s.io/component-base/logs/api/v1"
 	_ "k8s.io/component-base/logs/json/register"
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/controllers/remote"
 	expv1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/exp/api/v1beta1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/feature"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/util/flags"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/version"
+
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test/infrastructure/container"
 	infrav1alpha3 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test/infrastructure/docker/api/v1alpha3"
 	infrav1alpha4 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test/infrastructure/docker/api/v1alpha4"
@@ -61,8 +64,6 @@ import (
 	expcontrollers "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test/infrastructure/docker/exp/controllers"
 	infraexpwebhooks "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test/infrastructure/docker/exp/webhooks"
 	infrawebhooks "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test/infrastructure/docker/webhooks"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/util/flags"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/version"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	ctrlOptions := ctrl.Options{
 		Controller: config.Controller{
-			UsePriorityQueue: feature.Gates.Enabled(feature.PriorityQueue),
+			UsePriorityQueue: ptr.To[bool](feature.Gates.Enabled(feature.PriorityQueue)),
 		},
 		Scheme:                     scheme,
 		LeaderElection:             enableLeaderElection,
diff --git a/test/infrastructure/inmemory/main.go b/test/infrastructure/inmemory/main.go
index e1d836226c8e..2bd159298832 100644
--- a/test/infrastructure/inmemory/main.go
+++ b/test/infrastructure/inmemory/main.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/component-base/logs"
 	logsv1 "k8s.io/component-base/logs/api/v1"
 	_ "k8s.io/component-base/logs/json/register"
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -47,14 +47,15 @@ import (
 	clusterv1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/api/v1beta1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/controllers/remote"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/feature"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/util/flags"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/version"
+
 	infrav1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test/infrastructure/inmemory/api/v1alpha1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test/infrastructure/inmemory/controllers"
 	cloudv1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test/infrastructure/inmemory/internal/cloud/api/v1alpha1"
 	inmemoryruntime "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test/infrastructure/inmemory/pkg/runtime"
 	inmemoryserver "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test/infrastructure/inmemory/pkg/server"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test/infrastructure/inmemory/webhooks"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/util/flags"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/version"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	ctrlOptions := ctrl.Options{
 		Controller: config.Controller{
-			UsePriorityQueue: feature.Gates.Enabled(feature.PriorityQueue),
+			UsePriorityQueue: ptr.To[bool](feature.Gates.Enabled(feature.PriorityQueue)),
 		},
 		Scheme:                     scheme,
 		LeaderElection:             enableLeaderElection,