diff --git a/cmd/build/helmify/kustomize-for-helm.yaml b/cmd/build/helmify/kustomize-for-helm.yaml
index b4ed423e095..b669f94aabc 100644
--- a/cmd/build/helmify/kustomize-for-helm.yaml
+++ b/cmd/build/helmify/kustomize-for-helm.yaml
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ spec:
             - HELMSUBST_DEPLOYMENT_AUDIT_LOGFILE
             - --disable-cert-rotation={{ or .Values.audit.disableCertRotation .Values.externalCertInjection.enabled }}
             - --external-data-provider-response-cache-ttl={{ .Values.externaldataProviderResponseCacheTTL }}
+            - --experimental-enable-k8s-native-validation={{ .Values.enableK8sNativeValidation }}
+            - --vap-enforcement={{ .Values.vapEnforcement }}
           imagePullPolicy: "{{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}"
           HELMSUBST_AUDIT_CONTROLLER_MANAGER_DEPLOYMENT_IMAGE_RELEASE: ""
           ports:
diff --git a/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-audit-deployment.yaml b/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-audit-deployment.yaml
index 77da1a4531a..b532b13f330 100644
--- a/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-audit-deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-audit-deployment.yaml
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ spec:
         {{- end }}
         - --disable-cert-rotation={{ or .Values.audit.disableCertRotation .Values.externalCertInjection.enabled }}
         - --external-data-provider-response-cache-ttl={{ .Values.externaldataProviderResponseCacheTTL }}
+        - --experimental-enable-k8s-native-validation={{ .Values.enableK8sNativeValidation }}
+        - --vap-enforcement={{ .Values.vapEnforcement }}
         command:
         - /manager
         env: