diff --git a/aiohttp/http_writer.py b/aiohttp/http_writer.py
index 8bb8726911a..cd0f0360251 100644
--- a/aiohttp/http_writer.py
+++ b/aiohttp/http_writer.py
@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@
 
 
 MIN_PAYLOAD_FOR_WRITELINES = 2048
-UNSAFE_WRITELINES = (3, 13, 0) <= sys.version_info < (3, 13, 2) or sys.version_info < (
-    3,
-    12,
-    9,
-)
-# writelines is not safe for use until 3.12.9 and 3.13.2
+IS_PY313_BEFORE_313_2 = (3, 13, 0) <= sys.version_info < (3, 13, 2)
+IS_BEFORE_312_9 = sys.version_info < (3, 12, 9)
+SKIP_WRITELINES = IS_PY313_BEFORE_313_2 or IS_BEFORE_312_9
+# writelines is not safe for use
+# on Python 3.12+ until 3.12.9
+# on Python 3.13+ until 3.13.2
+# and on older versions it not any faster than write
 # CVE-2024-12254: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/127656
 
 
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ def _writelines(self, chunks: Iterable[bytes]) -> None:
         transport = self._protocol.transport
         if transport is None or transport.is_closing():
             raise ClientConnectionResetError("Cannot write to closing transport")
-        if UNSAFE_WRITELINES or size < MIN_PAYLOAD_FOR_WRITELINES:
+        if SKIP_WRITELINES or size < MIN_PAYLOAD_FOR_WRITELINES:
             transport.write(b"".join(chunks))
         else:
             transport.writelines(chunks)
diff --git a/tests/test_http_writer.py b/tests/test_http_writer.py
index fcaf71d06ec..95dabeab377 100644
--- a/tests/test_http_writer.py
+++ b/tests/test_http_writer.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def enable_writelines() -> Generator[None, None, None]:
-    with mock.patch("aiohttp.http_writer.UNSAFE_WRITELINES", False):
+    with mock.patch("aiohttp.http_writer.SKIP_WRITELINES", False):
         yield