diff --git a/ddtrace/internal/forksafe.py b/ddtrace/internal/forksafe.py
index 6b311de6025..d9cdb817cea 100644
--- a/ddtrace/internal/forksafe.py
+++ b/ddtrace/internal/forksafe.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import weakref
 
 from ddtrace.internal.module import ModuleWatchdog
+from ddtrace.internal.utils.formats import asbool
 from ddtrace.vendor import wrapt
 
 
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ def wrapped_reinit(f, args, kwargs):
     wrap(module.reinit, wrapped_reinit)
 
 
-ModuleWatchdog.register_module_hook("gevent.hub", patch_gevent_hub_reinit)
+if asbool(os.getenv("_DD_TRACE_GEVENT_HUB_PATCHED", default=False)):
+    ModuleWatchdog.register_module_hook("gevent.hub", patch_gevent_hub_reinit)
 
 
 def ddtrace_after_in_child():
diff --git a/tests/internal/test_forksafe.py b/tests/internal/test_forksafe.py
index 367af80d3b2..a0bed0ca1d4 100644
--- a/tests/internal/test_forksafe.py
+++ b/tests/internal/test_forksafe.py
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ def fn():
 @pytest.mark.subprocess(
     out="" if (3,) < sys.version_info < (3, 7) else ("CTCTCT" if sys.platform == "darwin" else "CCCTTT"),
     err=None,
+    env=dict(_DD_TRACE_GEVENT_HUB_PATCHED="true"),
 )
 def test_gevent_reinit_patch():
     import os