diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 24f47e140a4c..82ab5c894d94 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -2860,6 +2860,7 @@ extern int apply_to_existing_page_range(struct mm_struct *mm,
 				   unsigned long address, unsigned long size,
 				   pte_fn_t fn, void *data);
 
+extern void init_mem_debugging_and_hardening(void);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING
 extern bool page_poisoning_enabled(void);
 extern void kernel_poison_pages(struct page *page, int numpages, int enable);
@@ -2869,35 +2870,20 @@ static inline void kernel_poison_pages(struct page *page, int numpages,
 					int enable) { }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON
-DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(init_on_alloc);
-#else
 DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(init_on_alloc);
-#endif
 static inline bool want_init_on_alloc(gfp_t flags)
 {
-	if (static_branch_unlikely(&init_on_alloc) &&
-	    !page_poisoning_enabled())
+	if (static_branch_unlikely(&init_on_alloc))
 		return true;
 	return flags & __GFP_ZERO;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_INIT_ON_FREE_DEFAULT_ON
-DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(init_on_free);
-#else
 DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(init_on_free);
-#endif
 static inline bool want_init_on_free(void)
 {
-	return static_branch_unlikely(&init_on_free) &&
-	       !page_poisoning_enabled();
+	return static_branch_unlikely(&init_on_free);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
-extern void init_debug_pagealloc(void);
-#else
-static inline void init_debug_pagealloc(void) {}
-#endif
 extern bool _debug_pagealloc_enabled_early;
 DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(_debug_pagealloc_enabled);
 
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 7262d0a8861b..524089384155 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ static void __init mm_init(void)
 	 * bigger than MAX_ORDER unless SPARSEMEM.
 	 */
 	page_ext_init_flatmem();
-	init_debug_pagealloc();
+	init_mem_debugging_and_hardening();
 	kfence_alloc_pool();
 	report_meminit();
 	mem_init();
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 63d8d8b72c10..567060c2ad83 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -165,53 +165,26 @@ unsigned long totalcma_pages __read_mostly;
 
 int percpu_pagelist_fraction;
 gfp_t gfp_allowed_mask __read_mostly = GFP_BOOT_MASK;
-#ifdef CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON
-DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(init_on_alloc);
-#else
 DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(init_on_alloc);
-#endif
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_on_alloc);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_INIT_ON_FREE_DEFAULT_ON
-DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(init_on_free);
-#else
 DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(init_on_free);
-#endif
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_on_free);
 
+static bool _init_on_alloc_enabled_early __read_mostly
+				= IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON);
 static int __init early_init_on_alloc(char *buf)
 {
-	int ret;
-	bool bool_result;
 
-	ret = kstrtobool(buf, &bool_result);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-	if (bool_result && page_poisoning_enabled())
-		pr_info("mem auto-init: CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING is on, will take precedence over init_on_alloc\n");
-	if (bool_result)
-		static_branch_enable(&init_on_alloc);
-	else
-		static_branch_disable(&init_on_alloc);
-	return 0;
+	return kstrtobool(buf, &_init_on_alloc_enabled_early);
 }
 early_param("init_on_alloc", early_init_on_alloc);
 
+static bool _init_on_free_enabled_early __read_mostly
+				= IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_INIT_ON_FREE_DEFAULT_ON);
 static int __init early_init_on_free(char *buf)
 {
-	int ret;
-	bool bool_result;
-
-	ret = kstrtobool(buf, &bool_result);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-	if (bool_result && page_poisoning_enabled())
-		pr_info("mem auto-init: CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING is on, will take precedence over init_on_free\n");
-	if (bool_result)
-		static_branch_enable(&init_on_free);
-	else
-		static_branch_disable(&init_on_free);
-	return 0;
+	return kstrtobool(buf, &_init_on_free_enabled_early);
 }
 early_param("init_on_free", early_init_on_free);
 
@@ -728,19 +701,6 @@ static int __init early_debug_pagealloc(char *buf)
 }
 early_param("debug_pagealloc", early_debug_pagealloc);
 
-void init_debug_pagealloc(void)
-{
-	if (!debug_pagealloc_enabled())
-		return;
-
-	static_branch_enable(&_debug_pagealloc_enabled);
-
-	if (!debug_guardpage_minorder())
-		return;
-
-	static_branch_enable(&_debug_guardpage_enabled);
-}
-
 static int __init debug_guardpage_minorder_setup(char *buf)
 {
 	unsigned long res;
@@ -792,6 +752,42 @@ static inline void clear_page_guard(struct zone *zone, struct page *page,
 				unsigned int order, int migratetype) {}
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Enable static keys related to various memory debugging and hardening options.
+ * Some override others, and depend on early params that are evaluated in the
+ * order of appearance. So we need to first gather the full picture of what was
+ * enabled, and then make decisions.
+ */
+void init_mem_debugging_and_hardening(void)
+{
+	if (_init_on_alloc_enabled_early) {
+		if (page_poisoning_enabled())
+			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())
+			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_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
+	if (!debug_pagealloc_enabled())
+		return;
+
+	static_branch_enable(&_debug_pagealloc_enabled);
+
+	if (!debug_guardpage_minorder())
+		return;
+
+	static_branch_enable(&_debug_guardpage_enabled);
+#endif
+}
+
 static inline void set_buddy_order(struct page *page, unsigned int order)
 {
 	set_page_private(page, order);
