diff --git a/pkg/pod/pod.go b/pkg/pod/pod.go
index d2af9a8cb23..97cb7567ca1 100644
--- a/pkg/pod/pod.go
+++ b/pkg/pod/pod.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Build(ctx context.Context, taskRun *v1.TaskRun, taskSpec v1.Ta
 	defaultForbiddenEnv := config.FromContextOrDefaults(ctx).Defaults.DefaultForbiddenEnv
 	alphaAPIEnabled := featureFlags.EnableAPIFields == config.AlphaAPIFields
 	sidecarLogsResultsEnabled := config.FromContextOrDefaults(ctx).FeatureFlags.ResultExtractionMethod == config.ResultExtractionMethodSidecarLogs
-	enableKeepPodOnCancel := alphaAPIEnabled && featureFlags.EnableKeepPodOnCancel
+	enableKeepPodOnCancel := featureFlags.EnableKeepPodOnCancel
 	setSecurityContext := config.FromContextOrDefaults(ctx).FeatureFlags.SetSecurityContext
 
 	// Add our implicit volumes first, so they can be overridden by the user if they prefer.
diff --git a/pkg/pod/pod_test.go b/pkg/pod/pod_test.go
index 68a9c79ffb5..05afd2ffa9e 100644
--- a/pkg/pod/pod_test.go
+++ b/pkg/pod/pod_test.go
@@ -2266,7 +2266,7 @@ _EOF_
 								FieldRef: &corev1.ObjectFieldSelector{
 									FieldPath: fmt.Sprintf("metadata.annotations['%s']", readyAnnotation),
 								},
-							}},
+							}, downwardCancelVolumeItem},
 						},
 					},
 				}, corev1.Volume{
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun.go b/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun.go
index fdbe78cb993..e4e55371502 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun.go
@@ -522,7 +522,6 @@ func (c *Reconciler) reconcile(ctx context.Context, tr *v1.TaskRun, rtr *resourc
 		// current labels may not be set on a previously created Pod.
 		labelSelector := labels.Set{pipeline.TaskRunLabelKey: tr.Name}
 		pos, err := c.podLister.Pods(tr.Namespace).List(labelSelector.AsSelector())
-
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Errorf("Error listing pods: %v", err)
 			return err
@@ -722,8 +721,7 @@ func (c *Reconciler) failTaskRun(ctx context.Context, tr *v1.TaskRun, reason v1.
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	if reason == v1.TaskRunReasonCancelled &&
-		(config.FromContextOrDefaults(ctx).FeatureFlags.EnableKeepPodOnCancel && config.FromContextOrDefaults(ctx).FeatureFlags.EnableAPIFields == config.AlphaAPIFields) {
+	if reason == v1.TaskRunReasonCancelled && (config.FromContextOrDefaults(ctx).FeatureFlags.EnableKeepPodOnCancel) {
 		logger.Infof("Canceling task run %q by entrypoint", tr.Name)
 		err = podconvert.CancelPod(ctx, c.KubeClientSet, tr.Namespace, tr.Status.PodName)
 	} else {