diff --git a/mm/kfence/core.c b/mm/kfence/core.c
index d25202766fbb..3eab72fb3d8c 100644
--- a/mm/kfence/core.c
+++ b/mm/kfence/core.c
@@ -678,10 +678,14 @@ static const struct file_operations objects_fops = {
 	.release = seq_release,
 };
 
-static int __init kfence_debugfs_init(void)
+static int kfence_debugfs_init(void)
 {
-	struct dentry *kfence_dir = debugfs_create_dir("kfence", NULL);
+	struct dentry *kfence_dir;
 
+	if (!READ_ONCE(kfence_enabled))
+		return 0;
+
+	kfence_dir = debugfs_create_dir("kfence", NULL);
 	debugfs_create_file("stats", 0444, kfence_dir, NULL, &stats_fops);
 	debugfs_create_file("objects", 0400, kfence_dir, NULL, &objects_fops);
 	return 0;