diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
index 481611c09dae..e53faed6ba93 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ static int virtballoon_validate(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	 */
 	if (!want_init_on_free() &&
 	    (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING_NO_SANITY) ||
-	     !page_poisoning_enabled()))
+	     !page_poisoning_enabled_static()))
 		__virtio_clear_bit(vdev, VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON);
 	else if (!virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_POISON))
 		__virtio_clear_bit(vdev, VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_REPORTING);
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index c6a0adccf2fe..c1d0ed2b8724 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -2867,10 +2867,24 @@ extern int apply_to_existing_page_range(struct mm_struct *mm,
 
 extern void init_mem_debugging(void);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING
-extern bool page_poisoning_enabled(void);
 extern void kernel_poison_pages(struct page *page, int numpages, int enable);
+extern bool _page_poisoning_enabled_early;
+DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(_page_poisoning_enabled);
+static inline bool page_poisoning_enabled(void)
+{
+	return _page_poisoning_enabled_early;
+}
+/*
+ * For use in fast paths after init_mem_debugging() has run, or when a
+ * false negative result is not harmful when called too early.
+ */
+static inline bool page_poisoning_enabled_static(void)
+{
+	return (static_branch_unlikely(&_page_poisoning_enabled));
+}
 #else
 static inline bool page_poisoning_enabled(void) { return false; }
+static inline bool page_poisoning_enabled_static(void) { return false; }
 static inline void kernel_poison_pages(struct page *page, int numpages,
 					int enable) { }
 #endif
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index b168c58ef337..2a1be197649d 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -777,6 +777,17 @@ void init_mem_debugging()
 		}
 	}
 
+#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;
@@ -2208,7 +2219,7 @@ static inline int check_new_page(struct page *page)
 static inline bool free_pages_prezeroed(void)
 {
 	return (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING_ZERO) &&
-		page_poisoning_enabled()) || want_init_on_free();
+		page_poisoning_enabled_static()) || want_init_on_free();
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_VM
diff --git a/mm/page_poison.c b/mm/page_poison.c
index ae0482cded87..d1f06b70a779 100644
--- a/mm/page_poison.c
+++ b/mm/page_poison.c
@@ -8,45 +8,17 @@
 #include <linux/ratelimit.h>
 #include <linux/kasan.h>
 
-static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE_RO(want_page_poisoning);
+bool _page_poisoning_enabled_early;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(_page_poisoning_enabled_early);
+DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE_RO(_page_poisoning_enabled);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(_page_poisoning_enabled);
 
 static int __init early_page_poison_param(char *buf)
 {
-	int ret;
-	bool tmp;
-
-	ret = strtobool(buf, &tmp);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (tmp)
-		static_branch_enable(&want_page_poisoning);
-	else
-		static_branch_disable(&want_page_poisoning);
-
-	return 0;
+	return kstrtobool(buf, &_page_poisoning_enabled_early);
 }
 early_param("page_poison", early_page_poison_param);
 
-/**
- * page_poisoning_enabled - check if page poisoning is enabled
- *
- * Return true if page poisoning is enabled, or false if not.
- */
-bool page_poisoning_enabled(void)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Assumes that debug_pagealloc_enabled is set before
-	 * memblock_free_all.
-	 * Page poisoning is debug page alloc for some arches. If
-	 * either of those options are enabled, enable poisoning.
-	 */
-	return (static_branch_unlikely(&want_page_poisoning) ||
-		(!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC) &&
-		debug_pagealloc_enabled()));
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(page_poisoning_enabled);
-
 static void poison_page(struct page *page)
 {
 	void *addr = kmap_atomic(page);
@@ -127,7 +99,7 @@ static void unpoison_pages(struct page *page, int n)
 
 void kernel_poison_pages(struct page *page, int numpages, int enable)
 {
-	if (!page_poisoning_enabled())
+	if (!page_poisoning_enabled_static())
 		return;
 
 	if (enable)
