diff --git a/app/models/ci/build.rb b/app/models/ci/build.rb
index f705e67121f..3c0efca31db 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/build.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/build.rb
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ module Ci
       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 f4bd457ebc6..3b145a65d79 100644
--- a/app/services/ci/process_pipeline_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/ci/process_pipeline_service.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module Ci
 
     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 @@ module Ci
     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