diff --git a/python/pyspark/serializers.py b/python/pyspark/serializers.py
index 5b6fa2c609537..9e54e3551d8fe 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/serializers.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/serializers.py
@@ -302,8 +302,11 @@ def __reduce__(self):
 
 def _hijack_namedtuple():
     """ Hack namedtuple() to make it picklable """
-    global _old_namedtuple  # or it will put in closure
+    # hijack only one time
+    if hasattr(collections.namedtuple, "__hijack"):
+        return
 
+    global _old_namedtuple # or it will put in closure
     def _copy_func(f):
         return types.FunctionType(f.func_code, f.func_globals, f.func_name,
                                   f.func_defaults, f.func_closure)
@@ -318,6 +321,7 @@ def namedtuple(name, fields, verbose=False, rename=False):
     collections.namedtuple.func_globals["_old_namedtuple"] = _old_namedtuple
     collections.namedtuple.func_globals["_hack_namedtuple"] = _hack_namedtuple
     collections.namedtuple.func_code = namedtuple.func_code
+    collections.namedtuple.__hijack = 1
 
     # hack the cls already generated by namedtuple
     # those created in other module can be pickled as normal,