diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index 41ddc353ebb82..4a14889ccb35d 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -2096,6 +2096,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(no_hash_pointers);
 
 static int __init no_hash_pointers_enable(char *str)
 {
+	if (no_hash_pointers)
+		return 0;
+
 	no_hash_pointers = true;
 
 	pr_warn("**********************************************************\n");