diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index 086f256174f..1967f5e2427 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -548,6 +548,8 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
     self[:lfs_enabled] && Gitlab.config.lfs.enabled
   end
 
+  alias_method :lfs_enabled, :lfs_enabled?
+
   def auto_devops_enabled?
     if auto_devops&.enabled.nil?
       has_auto_devops_implicitly_enabled?
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/lfs-project-attribute-alias.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/lfs-project-attribute-alias.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..883869f651a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/lfs-project-attribute-alias.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Resolve LFS not correctly showing enabled
+merge_request: 22501
+author:
+type: fixed
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/project_tree_restorer_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/project_tree_restorer_spec.rb
index 7ebfc61f5e7..b0570680d5a 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/project_tree_restorer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/project_tree_restorer_spec.rb
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ describe Gitlab::ImportExport::ProjectTreeRestorer do
 
         restored_project_json
 
-        expect(project.lfs_enabled).to be_nil
+        expect(project.lfs_enabled).to be_falsey
       end
     end