diff --git a/security/selinux/include/security.h b/security/selinux/include/security.h
index f7e6be63adfb..393aff41d3ef 100644
--- a/security/selinux/include/security.h
+++ b/security/selinux/include/security.h
@@ -152,10 +152,8 @@ static inline bool checkreqprot_get(const struct selinux_state *state)
 
 static inline void checkreqprot_set(struct selinux_state *state, bool value)
 {
-	if (value) {
+	if (value)
 		pr_err("SELinux: https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux-kernel/wiki/DEPRECATE-checkreqprot\n");
-		ssleep(5);
-	}
 	WRITE_ONCE(state->checkreqprot, value);
 }
 
diff --git a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
index 6c8b6a0ddecf..8fcdd494af27 100644
--- a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
+++ b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
@@ -762,6 +762,8 @@ static ssize_t sel_write_checkreqprot(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	}
 
 	checkreqprot_set(fsi->state, (new_value ? 1 : 0));
+	if (new_value)
+		ssleep(5);
 	length = count;
 
 	selinux_ima_measure_state(fsi->state);