*/
 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;