diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 521d297..3fd0c8d 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -167,53 +167,26 @@ unsigned long totalcma_pages __read_mostly;
 
 int percpu_pagelist_fraction;
 gfp_t gfp_allowed_mask __read_mostly = GFP_BOOT_MASK;
-#ifdef CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON
-DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(init_on_alloc);
-#else
 DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(init_on_alloc);
-#endif
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_on_alloc);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_INIT_ON_FREE_DEFAULT_ON
-DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(init_on_free);
-#else
 DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(init_on_free);
-#endif
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_on_free);
 
+static bool _init_on_alloc_enabled_early __read_mostly
+				= IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON);
 static int __init early_init_on_alloc(char *buf)
 {
-	int ret;
-	bool bool_result;
 
-	ret = kstrtobool(buf, &bool_result);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-	if (bool_result && page_poisoning_enabled())
-		pr_info("mem auto-init: CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING is on, will take precedence over init_on_alloc\n");
-	if (bool_result)
-		static_branch_enable(&init_on_alloc);
-	else
-		static_branch_disable(&init_on_alloc);
-	return 0;
+	return kstrtobool(buf, &_init_on_alloc_enabled_early);
 }
 early_param("init_on_alloc", early_init_on_alloc);
 
+static bool _init_on_free_enabled_early __read_mostly
+				= IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_INIT_ON_FREE_DEFAULT_ON);
 static int __init early_init_on_free(char *buf)
 {
-	int ret;
-	bool bool_result;
-
-	ret = kstrtobool(buf, &bool_result);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-	if (bool_result && page_poisoning_enabled())
-		pr_info("mem auto-init: CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING is on, will take precedence over init_on_free\n");
-	if (bool_result)
-		static_branch_enable(&init_on_free);
-	else
-		static_branch_disable(&init_on_free);
-	return 0;
+	return kstrtobool(buf, &_init_on_free_enabled_early);
 }
 early_param("init_on_free", early_init_on_free);
 
@@ -730,19 +703,6 @@ static int __init early_debug_pagealloc(char *buf)
 }
 early_param("debug_pagealloc", early_debug_pagealloc);
 
-void init_debug_pagealloc(void)
-{
-	if (!debug_pagealloc_enabled())
-		return;
-
-	static_branch_enable(&_debug_pagealloc_enabled);
-
-	if (!debug_guardpage_minorder())
-		return;
-
-	static_branch_enable(&_debug_guardpage_enabled);
-}
-
 static int __init debug_guardpage_minorder_setup(char *buf)
 {
 	unsigned long res;
@@ -794,6 +754,42 @@ static inline void clear_page_guard(struct zone *zone, struct page *page,
 				unsigned int order, int migratetype) {}
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Enable static keys related to various memory debugging and hardening options.
+ * Some override others, and depend on early params that are evaluated in the
+ * order of appearance. So we need to first gather the full picture of what was
+ * enabled, and then make decisions.
+ */
+void init_mem_debugging_and_hardening(void)
+{
+	if (_init_on_alloc_enabled_early) {
+		if (page_poisoning_enabled())
+			pr_info("mem auto-init: CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING is on, "
+				"will take precedence over init_on_alloc\n");
+		else
+			static_branch_enable(&init_on_alloc);
+	}
+	if (_init_on_free_enabled_early) {
+		if (page_poisoning_enabled())
+			pr_info("mem auto-init: CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING is on, "
+				"will take precedence over init_on_free\n");
+		else
+			static_branch_enable(&init_on_free);
+	}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
+	if (!debug_pagealloc_enabled())
+		return;
+
+	static_branch_enable(&_debug_pagealloc_enabled);
+
+	if (!debug_guardpage_minorder())
+		return;
+
+	static_branch_enable(&_debug_guardpage_enabled);
+#endif
+}
+
 static inline void set_buddy_order(struct page *page, unsigned int order)
 {
 	set_page_private(page, order);