diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 3e97e68aef7a89..856b175c15a4fa 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -840,21 +840,24 @@ void init_mem_debugging_and_hardening(void)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	if (_init_on_alloc_enabled_early) {
-		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_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);
+	if ((_init_on_alloc_enabled_early || _init_on_free_enabled_early) &&
+	    page_poisoning_requested) {
+		pr_info("mem auto-init: CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING is on, "
+			"will take precedence over init_on_alloc and init_on_free\n");
+		_init_on_alloc_enabled_early = false;
+		_init_on_free_enabled_early = false;
 	}
 
+	if (_init_on_alloc_enabled_early)
+		static_branch_enable(&init_on_alloc);
+	else
+		static_branch_disable(&init_on_alloc);
+
+	if (_init_on_free_enabled_early)
+		static_branch_enable(&init_on_free);
+	else
+		static_branch_disable(&init_on_free);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
 	if (!debug_pagealloc_enabled())
 		return;