diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
index e49b77283924..181c992f448c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static inline struct rdt_fs_context *rdt_fc2context(struct fs_context *fc)
 }
 
 DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(rdt_enable_key);
+DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(rdt_mon_enable_key);
 
 /**
  * struct mon_evt - Entry in the event list of a resource
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
index 397206f23d14..773124b0e18a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ void mbm_handle_overflow(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	mutex_lock(&rdtgroup_mutex);
 
-	if (!static_branch_likely(&rdt_enable_key))
+	if (!static_branch_likely(&rdt_mon_enable_key))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	d = get_domain_from_cpu(cpu, &rdt_resources_all[RDT_RESOURCE_L3]);
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ void mbm_setup_overflow_handler(struct rdt_domain *dom, unsigned long delay_ms)
 	unsigned long delay = msecs_to_jiffies(delay_ms);
 	int cpu;
 
-	if (!static_branch_likely(&rdt_enable_key))
+	if (!static_branch_likely(&rdt_mon_enable_key))
 		return;
 	cpu = cpumask_any(&dom->cpu_mask);
 	dom->mbm_work_cpu = cpu;