diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py b/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
index a88506561df..07d49c5e4dc 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
@@ -610,15 +610,18 @@ class BaseEventLoop(events.AbstractEventLoop):
                 timeout = min(timeout, deadline)
 
         # TODO: Instrumentation only in debug mode?
-        t0 = self.time()
-        event_list = self._selector.select(timeout)
-        t1 = self.time()
-        argstr = '' if timeout is None else ' {:.3f}'.format(timeout)
-        if t1-t0 >= 1:
-            level = logging.INFO
+        if logger.isEnabledFor(logging.INFO):
+            t0 = self.time()
+            event_list = self._selector.select(timeout)
+            t1 = self.time()
+            argstr = '' if timeout is None else ' {:.3f}'.format(timeout)
+            if t1-t0 >= 1:
+                level = logging.INFO
+            else:
+                level = logging.DEBUG
+            logger.log(level, 'poll%s took %.3f seconds', argstr, t1-t0)
         else:
-            level = logging.DEBUG
-        logger.log(level, 'poll%s took %.3f seconds', argstr, t1-t0)
+            event_list = self._selector.select(timeout)
         self._process_events(event_list)
 
         # Handle 'later' callbacks that are ready.