diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/TransportService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/TransportService.java
index 1968a07b20eb4..1e12b8b5158e6 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/TransportService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/TransportService.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.core.Predicates;
 import org.elasticsearch.core.Releasable;
 import org.elasticsearch.core.TimeValue;
+import org.elasticsearch.core.UpdateForV10;
 import org.elasticsearch.node.NodeClosedException;
 import org.elasticsearch.node.ReportingService;
 import org.elasticsearch.tasks.Task;
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ public class TransportService extends AbstractLifecycleComponent
      * Undocumented on purpose, may be removed at any time. Only use this if instructed to do so, can have other unintended consequences
      * including deadlocks.
      */
+    @UpdateForV10(owner = UpdateForV10.Owner.DISTRIBUTED_COORDINATION)
     public static final Setting<Boolean> ENABLE_STACK_OVERFLOW_AVOIDANCE = Setting.boolSetting(
         "transport.enable_stack_protection",
         false,