diff --git a/kernel/sched/cputime.c b/kernel/sched/cputime.c
index 5d9143dd0879..6dab4854c6c0 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cputime.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cputime.c
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 #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
@@ -24,14 +22,16 @@ DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(sched_clock_irqtime);
  */
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct irqtime, cpu_irqtime);
 
+int sched_clock_irqtime;
+
 void enable_sched_clock_irqtime(void)
 {
-	static_branch_enable(&sched_clock_irqtime);
+	sched_clock_irqtime = 1;
 }
 
 void disable_sched_clock_irqtime(void)
 {
-	static_branch_disable(&sched_clock_irqtime);
+	sched_clock_irqtime = 0;
 }
 
 static void irqtime_account_delta(struct irqtime *irqtime, u64 delta,
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index c8512a9fb022..023b844159c9 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -3259,11 +3259,11 @@ struct irqtime {
 };
 
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct irqtime, cpu_irqtime);
-DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(sched_clock_irqtime);
+extern int sched_clock_irqtime;
 
 static inline int irqtime_enabled(void)
 {
-	return static_branch_likely(&sched_clock_irqtime);
+	return sched_clock_irqtime;
 }
 
 /*