diff --git a/kernel/sched/syscalls.c b/kernel/sched/syscalls.c
index dd06abf96246..a5d913535613 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/syscalls.c
@@ -383,7 +383,8 @@ static int uclamp_validate(struct task_struct *p,
 	 * blocking operation which obviously cannot be done while holding
 	 * scheduler locks.
 	 */
-	static_branch_enable(&sched_uclamp_used);
+	if (!uclamp_is_used())
+		static_branch_enable(&sched_uclamp_used);
 
 	return 0;
 }