diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c b/arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c
index 2889b3d43882..ae3d8fb8039f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c
@@ -50,10 +50,33 @@ void arch_jump_label_transform(struct jump_entry *entry,
 	put_online_cpus();
 }
 
+static enum {
+	JL_STATE_START,
+	JL_STATE_NO_UPDATE,
+	JL_STATE_UPDATE,
+} jlstate __initdata_or_module = JL_STATE_START;
+
 __init_or_module void arch_jump_label_transform_static(struct jump_entry *entry,
 				      enum jump_label_type type)
 {
-	__jump_label_transform(entry, type, text_poke_early);
+	/*
+	 * This function is called at boot up and when modules are
+	 * first loaded. Check if the default nop, the one that is
+	 * inserted at compile time, is the ideal nop. If it is, then
+	 * we do not need to update the nop, and we can leave it as is.
+	 * If it is not, then we need to update the nop to the ideal nop.
+	 */
+	if (jlstate == JL_STATE_START) {
+		const unsigned char default_nop[] = { STATIC_KEY_INIT_NOP };
+		const unsigned char *ideal_nop = ideal_nops[NOP_ATOMIC5];
+
+		if (memcmp(ideal_nop, default_nop, 5) != 0)
+			jlstate = JL_STATE_UPDATE;
+		else
+			jlstate = JL_STATE_NO_UPDATE;
+	}
+	if (jlstate == JL_STATE_UPDATE)
+		__jump_label_transform(entry, type, text_poke_early);
 }
 
 #endif