diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index 7d3e13e14eab..7be44b5198cf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -1143,7 +1143,6 @@ static void tsc_cs_mark_unstable(struct clocksource *cs)
 	tsc_unstable = 1;
 	if (using_native_sched_clock())
 		clear_sched_clock_stable();
-	disable_sched_clock_irqtime();
 	pr_info("Marking TSC unstable due to clocksource watchdog\n");
 }
 
@@ -1213,7 +1212,6 @@ void mark_tsc_unstable(char *reason)
 	tsc_unstable = 1;
 	if (using_native_sched_clock())
 		clear_sched_clock_stable();
-	disable_sched_clock_irqtime();
 	pr_info("Marking TSC unstable due to %s\n", reason);
 
 	clocksource_mark_unstable(&clocksource_tsc_early);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/clock.c b/kernel/sched/clock.c
index f5e6dd6a6b3a..2ae4fbf13431 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/clock.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/clock.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ notrace static void __sched_clock_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			scd->tick_gtod, __gtod_offset,
 			scd->tick_raw,  __sched_clock_offset);
 
+	disable_sched_clock_irqtime();
 	static_branch_disable(&__sched_clock_stable);
 }
 
@@ -238,6 +239,8 @@ static int __init sched_clock_init_late(void)
 
 	if (__sched_clock_stable_early)
 		__set_sched_clock_stable();
+	else
+		disable_sched_clock_irqtime();  /* disable if clock unstable. */
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/sched/cputime.c b/kernel/sched/cputime.c
index 4f97896887ec..ff0dfca95420 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cputime.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cputime.c
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING
 
+DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(sched_clock_irqtime);
+
 /*
  * There are no locks covering percpu hardirq/softirq time.
  * They are only modified in vtime_account, on corresponding CPU
@@ -25,16 +27,15 @@
  */
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct irqtime, cpu_irqtime);
 
-int sched_clock_irqtime;
-
 void enable_sched_clock_irqtime(void)
 {
-	sched_clock_irqtime = 1;
+	static_branch_enable(&sched_clock_irqtime);
 }
 
 void disable_sched_clock_irqtime(void)
 {
-	sched_clock_irqtime = 0;
+	if (irqtime_enabled())
+		static_branch_disable(&sched_clock_irqtime);
 }
 
 static void irqtime_account_delta(struct irqtime *irqtime, u64 delta,
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 2aa4251c1520..a821cc8b2dd8 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -3333,11 +3333,11 @@ struct irqtime {
 };
 
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct irqtime, cpu_irqtime);
-extern int sched_clock_irqtime;
+DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(sched_clock_irqtime);
 
 static inline int irqtime_enabled(void)
 {
-	return sched_clock_irqtime;
+	return static_branch_likely(&sched_clock_irqtime);
 }
 
 /*