diff --git a/freezegun/api.py b/freezegun/api.py
index 6096896a..2e89c32e 100644
--- a/freezegun/api.py
+++ b/freezegun/api.py
@@ -361,7 +361,10 @@ def today(cls):
 
     @classmethod
     def utcnow(cls):
-        result = cls._time_to_freeze() or real_datetime.utcnow()
+        if _should_use_real_time():
+            result = real_datetime.utcnow()
+        else:
+            result = cls._time_to_freeze() or real_datetime.utcnow()
         return datetime_to_fakedatetime(result)
 
     @staticmethod