diff --git a/core/modules/media/config/install/field.storage.media.field_media_file.yml b/core/modules/media/config/install/field.storage.media.field_media_file.yml
index b2b3886f2e..1fa8af99a6 100644
--- a/core/modules/media/config/install/field.storage.media.field_media_file.yml
+++ b/core/modules/media/config/install/field.storage.media.field_media_file.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ settings:
   display_field: false
   display_default: false
 module: file
+locked: false
 cardinality: 1
 translatable: true
 indexes: {  }
diff --git a/core/modules/media/config/install/field.storage.media.field_media_image.yml b/core/modules/media/config/install/field.storage.media.field_media_image.yml
index 0be287a9f8..231200d59b 100644
--- a/core/modules/media/config/install/field.storage.media.field_media_image.yml
+++ b/core/modules/media/config/install/field.storage.media.field_media_image.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ settings:
   display_default: false
   uri_scheme: public
 module: image
+locked: false
 cardinality: 1
 translatable: true
 indexes: {  }