diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 91455f0d22c12e3e155b2529633ac0a7bfb47a1f..6b208b1843bf0eb3574033d08c8ca382442b0324 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -786,32 +786,36 @@ static inline void clear_page_guard(struct zone *zone, struct page *page,
  */
 void init_mem_debugging_and_hardening(void)
 {
+	bool page_poisoning_requested = false;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING
+	/*
+	 * Page poisoning is debug page alloc for some arches. If
+	 * either of those options are enabled, enable poisoning.
+	 */
+	if (page_poisoning_enabled() ||
+	     (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC) &&
+	      debug_pagealloc_enabled())) {
+		static_branch_enable(&_page_poisoning_enabled);
+		page_poisoning_requested = true;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if (_init_on_alloc_enabled_early) {
-		if (page_poisoning_enabled())
+		if (page_poisoning_requested)
 			pr_info("mem auto-init: CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING is on, "
 				"will take precedence over init_on_alloc\n");
 		else
 			static_branch_enable(&init_on_alloc);
 	}
 	if (_init_on_free_enabled_early) {
-		if (page_poisoning_enabled())
+		if (page_poisoning_requested)
 			pr_info("mem auto-init: CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING is on, "
 				"will take precedence over init_on_free\n");
 		else
 			static_branch_enable(&init_on_free);
 	}
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING
-	/*
-	 * Page poisoning is debug page alloc for some arches. If
-	 * either of those options are enabled, enable poisoning.
-	 */
-	if (page_poisoning_enabled() ||
-	     (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC) &&
-	      debug_pagealloc_enabled()))
-		static_branch_enable(&_page_poisoning_enabled);
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
 	if (!debug_pagealloc_enabled())
 		return;