diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 3d1006424aab..73de05db7549 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -7049,7 +7049,9 @@ void __init sched_init(void)
 
 	init_uclamp();
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_SCHED
 	walt_init_sched_boost(&root_task_group);
+#endif
 
 	scheduler_running = 1;
 }