diff --git a/service/service.go b/service/service.go
index 1fab528c40e..82fe5f492e9 100644
--- a/service/service.go
+++ b/service/service.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (srv *Service) initExtensionsAndPipeline(ctx context.Context, set Settings,
 
 	if cfg.Telemetry.Metrics.Level != configtelemetry.LevelNone && cfg.Telemetry.Metrics.Address != "" {
 		// The process telemetry initialization requires the ballast size, which is available after the extensions are initialized.
-		if err = proctelemetry.RegisterProcessMetrics(srv.telemetryInitializer.ocRegistry, srv.telemetryInitializer.mp, obsreportconfig.UseOtel(), getBallastSize(srv.host)); err != nil {
+		if err = proctelemetry.RegisterProcessMetrics(srv.telemetryInitializer.ocRegistry, srv.telemetryInitializer.mp, obsreportconfig.UseOtelForInternalMetricsfeatureGate.IsEnabled(), getBallastSize(srv.host)); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to register process metrics: %w", err)
 		}
 	}