diff --git a/app/models/ci/build.rb b/app/models/ci/build.rb
index 6763f2b08a5e51576fc057a78aefc41686072b28..e426f4c87c933e3ba438752787fce1a7a4c393fc 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/build.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/build.rb
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ def dependencies
       depended_jobs = depends_on_builds
 
       # find all jobs that are needed
-      if Feature.enabled?(:ci_dag_support, project) && needs.exists?
+      if Feature.enabled?(:ci_dag_support, project, default_enabled: true) && needs.exists?
         depended_jobs = depended_jobs.where(name: needs.select(:name))
       end
 
diff --git a/app/services/ci/process_pipeline_service.rb b/app/services/ci/process_pipeline_service.rb
index f4bd457ebc640f0a28ce8b3872bfdaf72aacf621..3b145a65d79cd33877018b61b664a5810b634af0 100644
--- a/app/services/ci/process_pipeline_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/ci/process_pipeline_service.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def process_stage_without_needs(index)
 
     def process_builds_with_needs(trigger_build_ids)
       return false unless trigger_build_ids.present?
-      return false unless Feature.enabled?(:ci_dag_support, project)
+      return false unless Feature.enabled?(:ci_dag_support, project, default_enabled: true)
 
       # we find processables that are dependent:
       # 1. because of current dependency,
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def created_processables_in_stage_without_needs(index)
     end
 
     def created_processables_without_needs
-      if Feature.enabled?(:ci_dag_support, project)
+      if Feature.enabled?(:ci_dag_support, project, default_enabled: true)
         pipeline.processables.created.without_needs
       else
         pipeline.processables.created