diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py b/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py
index aecbcd48f1..d7bc67392d 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/migrate.py
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                 database=db,
                 reset_sequences=False,
                 inhibit_post_migrate=True,
+                skip_checks=True,
             )
 
         # Migrate!
diff --git a/tests/migrations/test_commands.py b/tests/migrations/test_commands.py
index 798dd86fe5..5baa508d50 100644
--- a/tests/migrations/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/migrations/test_commands.py
@@ -139,6 +139,27 @@ class MigrateTests(MigrationTestBase):
         stdout = six.StringIO()
         call_command("migrate", "migrated_unapplied_app", stdout=stdout)
 
+    @override_system_checks([])
+    @override_settings(MIGRATION_MODULES={"migrations": "migrations.test_migrations"})
+    def test_migrate_system_checks(self):
+        """
+        Migrate should only call system checks once, even with test_flush=True (Refs #23650).
+        """
+        from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+
+        self.counter = 0
+
+        def patched_check(self_, **kwargs):
+            self.counter = self.counter + 1
+
+        saved_check = BaseCommand.check
+        BaseCommand.check = patched_check
+        try:
+            call_command("migrate", "migrations", verbosity=0, test_flush=True)
+        finally:
+            BaseCommand.check = saved_check
+        self.assertEqual(self.counter, 1)
+
 
 class MakeMigrationsTests(MigrationTestBase):
     """