diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/apf_controller.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/apf_controller.go
index bde6e79178a..ea150c8acd5 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/apf_controller.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/apf_controller.go
@@ -422,8 +422,10 @@ func (cfgCtlr *configController) digestConfigObjects(newPLs []*flowcontrol.Prior
 			// should never happen because these conditions are created here and well formed
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to json.Marshall(%#+v): %s", fsu.condition, err.Error()))
 		}
-		klog.V(4).Infof("%s writing Condition %s to FlowSchema %s, which had ResourceVersion=%s, because its previous value was %s, diff: %s",
-			cfgCtlr.name, fsu.condition, fsu.flowSchema.Name, fsu.flowSchema.ResourceVersion, fcfmt.Fmt(fsu.oldValue), cmp.Diff(fsu.oldValue, fsu.condition))
+		if klog.V(4).Enabled() {
+			klog.V(4).Infof("%s writing Condition %s to FlowSchema %s, which had ResourceVersion=%s, because its previous value was %s, diff: %s",
+				cfgCtlr.name, fsu.condition, fsu.flowSchema.Name, fsu.flowSchema.ResourceVersion, fcfmt.Fmt(fsu.oldValue), cmp.Diff(fsu.oldValue, fsu.condition))
+		}
 		fsIfc := cfgCtlr.flowcontrolClient.FlowSchemas()
 		patchOptions := metav1.PatchOptions{FieldManager: cfgCtlr.asFieldManager}
 		_, err = fsIfc.Patch(context.TODO(), fsu.flowSchema.Name, apitypes.StrategicMergePatchType, patchBytes, patchOptions, "status")