diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/index.ts
index 22083e5c2ed37..2c7e90fa63de6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/index.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ export { AgentNotFoundError } from './errors';
 export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor = {
   exposeToBrowser: {
     epm: true,
-    agents: true,
+    agents: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
   },
   deprecations: ({ deprecate, renameFromRoot, unused, unusedFromRoot }) => [
     deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0'),