diff --git a/include/common/memory.h b/include/common/memory.h
index c76b4ca3b..af4e6534b 100644
--- a/include/common/memory.h
+++ b/include/common/memory.h
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@
 #include <common/config.h>
 #include <common/mini-clist.h>
 
+#ifndef DEBUG_DONT_SHARE_POOLS
 #define MEM_F_SHARED	0x1
+#else
+#define MEM_F_SHARED	0
+#endif
 
 struct pool_head {
 	void **free_list;