diff --git a/src/memory.c b/src/memory.c
index 140671bc1..6555913de 100644
--- a/src/memory.c
+++ b/src/memory.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ int mem_should_fail(const struct pool_head *pool)
 		else
 			ret = 0;
 	}
-	HA_SPIN_LOCK(START_LOCK, &mem_fail_lock);
+	HA_SPIN_LOCK(OTHER_LOCK, &mem_fail_lock);
 	n = snprintf(&mem_fail_str[mem_fail_cur_idx * MEM_FAIL_MAX_CHAR],
 	    MEM_FAIL_MAX_CHAR - 2,
 	    "%d %.18s %d %d", mem_fail_cur_idx, pool->name, ret, tid);
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ int mem_should_fail(const struct pool_head *pool)
 	mem_fail_cur_idx++;
 	if (mem_fail_cur_idx == MEM_FAIL_MAX_STR)
 		mem_fail_cur_idx = 0;
-	HA_SPIN_UNLOCK(START_LOCK, &mem_fail_lock);
+	HA_SPIN_UNLOCK(OTHER_LOCK, &mem_fail_lock);
 	return ret;
 
 }