diff --git a/src/pybind/mgr/pg_autoscaler/module.py b/src/pybind/mgr/pg_autoscaler/module.py
index 57d2765511448..d4758c75ab446 100644
--- a/src/pybind/mgr/pg_autoscaler/module.py
+++ b/src/pybind/mgr/pg_autoscaler/module.py
@@ -605,7 +605,8 @@ def _get_pool_pg_targets(
             if (final_pg_target > p['pg_num_target'] * threshold or
                     final_pg_target < p['pg_num_target'] / threshold) and \
                     final_ratio >= 0.0 and \
-                    final_ratio <= 1.0:
+                    final_ratio <= 1.0 and \
+                    p['pg_autoscale_mode'] == 'on':
                 adjust = True
 
             assert pool_pg_target is not None