diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
index c448eee5fca23..65c08cff2ba11 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class SparkContext(config: SparkConf) extends Logging {
   // The call site where this SparkContext was constructed.
   private val creationSite: CallSite = Utils.getCallSite()
 
-  if (!config.get(ALLOW_SPARK_CONTEXT_IN_EXECUTORS)) {
+  if (!config.get(EXECUTOR_ALLOW_SPARK_CONTEXT)) {
     // In order to prevent SparkContext from being created in executors.
     SparkContext.assertOnDriver()
   }
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/internal/config/package.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/internal/config/package.scala
index 38eb90c57ef68..0ff6b73d20dff 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/internal/config/package.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/internal/config/package.scala
@@ -1814,8 +1814,8 @@ package object config {
     .bytesConf(ByteUnit.BYTE)
     .createOptional
 
-  private[spark] val ALLOW_SPARK_CONTEXT_IN_EXECUTORS =
-    ConfigBuilder("spark.driver.allowSparkContextInExecutors")
+  private[spark] val EXECUTOR_ALLOW_SPARK_CONTEXT =
+    ConfigBuilder("spark.executor.allowSparkContext")
       .doc("If set to true, SparkContext can be created in executors.")
       .version("3.0.1")
       .booleanConf
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContextSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContextSuite.scala
index 5533f42859bd1..ce437a5e42b22 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContextSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContextSuite.scala
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ class SparkContextSuite extends SparkFunSuite with LocalSparkContext with Eventu
     val error = intercept[SparkException] {
       sc.range(0, 1).foreach { _ =>
         new SparkContext(new SparkConf().setAppName("test").setMaster("local")
-          .set(ALLOW_SPARK_CONTEXT_IN_EXECUTORS, false))
+          .set(EXECUTOR_ALLOW_SPARK_CONTEXT, false))
       }
     }.getMessage()
 
diff --git a/python/pyspark/context.py b/python/pyspark/context.py
index 3c447a10b7058..72e8e84cba757 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/context.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/context.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def __init__(self, master=None, appName=None, sparkHome=None, pyFiles=None,
         ValueError:...
         """
         if (conf is not None and
-                conf.get("spark.driver.allowSparkContextInExecutors", "true").lower() != "true"):
+                conf.get("spark.executor.allowSparkContext", "true").lower() != "true"):
             # In order to prevent SparkContext from being created in executors.
             SparkContext._assert_on_driver()
 
diff --git a/python/pyspark/tests/test_context.py b/python/pyspark/tests/test_context.py
index 9468b2511ce03..29b49fd4417e1 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/tests/test_context.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/tests/test_context.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def test_disallow_to_create_spark_context_in_executors(self):
         # SPARK-32160: SparkContext should not created in executors if the config is set.
 
         def create_spark_context():
-            conf = SparkConf().set("spark.driver.allowSparkContextInExecutors", "false")
+            conf = SparkConf().set("spark.executor.allowSparkContext", "false")
             with SparkContext(conf=conf):
                 pass
 
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSession.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSession.scala
index 6c809c8592522..fc941270e1b64 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSession.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSession.scala
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import org.apache.spark.{SPARK_VERSION, SparkConf, SparkContext, TaskContext}
 import org.apache.spark.annotation.{DeveloperApi, Experimental, Stable, Unstable}
 import org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaRDD
 import org.apache.spark.internal.Logging
-import org.apache.spark.internal.config.ALLOW_SPARK_CONTEXT_IN_EXECUTORS
+import org.apache.spark.internal.config.EXECUTOR_ALLOW_SPARK_CONTEXT
 import org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD
 import org.apache.spark.scheduler.{SparkListener, SparkListenerApplicationEnd}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalog.Catalog
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ object SparkSession extends Logging {
       val sparkConf = new SparkConf()
       options.foreach { case (k, v) => sparkConf.set(k, v) }
 
-      if (!sparkConf.get(ALLOW_SPARK_CONTEXT_IN_EXECUTORS)) {
+      if (!sparkConf.get(EXECUTOR_ALLOW_SPARK_CONTEXT)) {
         assertOnDriver()
       }
 
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSessionBuilderSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSessionBuilderSuite.scala
index 6983cda5a35cc..159d2c02188be 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSessionBuilderSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SparkSessionBuilderSuite.scala
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ package org.apache.spark.sql
 import org.scalatest.BeforeAndAfterEach
 
 import org.apache.spark.{SparkConf, SparkContext, SparkException, SparkFunSuite}
-import org.apache.spark.internal.config.ALLOW_SPARK_CONTEXT_IN_EXECUTORS
+import org.apache.spark.internal.config.EXECUTOR_ALLOW_SPARK_CONTEXT
 import org.apache.spark.internal.config.UI.UI_ENABLED
 import org.apache.spark.sql.internal.SQLConf
 import org.apache.spark.sql.internal.StaticSQLConf._
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class SparkSessionBuilderSuite extends SparkFunSuite with BeforeAndAfterEach {
     val error = intercept[SparkException] {
       session.range(1).foreach { v =>
         SparkSession.builder.master("local")
-          .config(ALLOW_SPARK_CONTEXT_IN_EXECUTORS.key, false).getOrCreate()
+          .config(EXECUTOR_ALLOW_SPARK_CONTEXT.key, false).getOrCreate()
         ()
       }
     }.getMessage()