diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 3b7f43e3b736..3a50e8222498 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1820,8 +1820,8 @@ extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_min_granularity;
 extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_wakeup_granularity;
 extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_shares_ratelimit;
 extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_shares_thresh;
-#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG
 extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_child_runs_first;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG
 extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_features;
 extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_migration_cost;
 extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_nr_migrate;
diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index e386e5dfcdae..af325a382b1b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ unsigned int sysctl_sched_min_granularity = 4000000ULL;
 static unsigned int sched_nr_latency = 5;
 
 /*
- * After fork, child runs first. (default) If set to 0 then
+ * After fork, child runs first. If set to 0 (default) then
  * parent will (try to) run first.
  */
-const_debug unsigned int sysctl_sched_child_runs_first = 1;
+unsigned int sysctl_sched_child_runs_first __read_mostly;
 
 /*
  * sys_sched_yield() compat mode
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 6c9836ef4b47..25d6bf3383be 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -246,6 +246,14 @@ static int max_wakeup_granularity_ns = NSEC_PER_SEC;	/* 1 second */
 #endif
 
 static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
+	{
+		.ctl_name	= CTL_UNNUMBERED,
+		.procname	= "sched_child_runs_first",
+		.data		= &sysctl_sched_child_runs_first,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
+	},
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG
 	{
 		.ctl_name	= CTL_UNNUMBERED,
@@ -298,14 +306,6 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
 		.strategy	= &sysctl_intvec,
 		.extra1		= &zero,
 	},
-	{
-		.ctl_name	= CTL_UNNUMBERED,
-		.procname	= "sched_child_runs_first",
-		.data		= &sysctl_sched_child_runs_first,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
-	},
 	{
 		.ctl_name	= CTL_UNNUMBERED,
 		.procname	= "sched_features",