diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index a46b2fe191ba70710832ceeeb961cbedbeff407e..2cb6c844d751a98aefa4939de9b6f2b464ecfc63 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -516,6 +516,10 @@
 
 	cio_ignore=	[S390]
 			See Documentation/s390/CommonIO for details.
+
+	clear_freelist
+			Enable clear_freelist feature.
+
 	clk_ignore_unused
 			[CLK]
 			Prevents the clock framework from automatically gating
diff --git a/mm/clear_freelist_page.c b/mm/clear_freelist_page.c
index 69975f458dc79f5acaa78190da5d05cf98097f95..f0a13b8fdcdb748800c4db5b9d863f1a959223f9 100644
--- a/mm/clear_freelist_page.c
+++ b/mm/clear_freelist_page.c
@@ -154,9 +154,18 @@ static struct ctl_table sys_ctl_table[] = {
 	{ }
 };
 
+static bool clear_freelist_enabled;
+static int __init setup_clear_freelist(char *str)
+{
+	clear_freelist_enabled = true;
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("clear_freelist", setup_clear_freelist);
+
 static int __init clear_freelist_init(void)
 {
-	register_sysctl_table(sys_ctl_table);
+	if (clear_freelist_enabled)
+		register_sysctl_table(sys_ctl_table);
 
 	return 0;
 }