diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
index b40f86a3f605..78c499021768 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static inline void check_insane_mems_config(nodemask_t *nodes)
 {
 	if (!cpusets_insane_config() &&
 		movable_only_nodes(nodes)) {
-		static_branch_enable(&cpusets_insane_config_key);
+		static_branch_enable_cpuslocked(&cpusets_insane_config_key);
 		pr_info("Unsupported (movable nodes only) cpuset configuration detected (nmask=%*pbl)!\n"
 			"Cpuset allocations might fail even with a lot of memory available.\n",
 			nodemask_pr_args(nodes));