diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 98e4cdf61cd4..7b02a857d0b7 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -2429,7 +2429,8 @@ void task_numa_fault(int last_cpupid, int mem_node, int pages, int flags)
 	struct numa_group *ng;
 	int priv;
 
-	if (!static_branch_likely(&sched_numa_balancing))
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING) ||
+	    !static_branch_likely(&sched_numa_balancing))
 		return;
 
 	/* for example, ksmd faulting in a user's mm */
@@ -11746,7 +11747,8 @@ static void task_tick_fair(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *curr, int queued)
 		entity_tick(cfs_rq, se, queued);
 	}
 
-	if (static_branch_unlikely(&sched_numa_balancing))
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING) &&
+	    static_branch_unlikely(&sched_numa_balancing))
 		task_tick_numa(rq, curr);
 
 	update_misfit_status(curr, rq);