diff --git a/addons/ot/src/opentracing.c b/addons/ot/src/opentracing.c
index b79b90a51..58936d122 100644
--- a/addons/ot/src/opentracing.c
+++ b/addons/ot/src/opentracing.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "include.h"
 
 
-static struct pool_head *pool_head_ot_span_context = NULL;
+static struct pool_head *pool_head_ot_span_context __read_mostly = NULL;
 
 #ifdef USE_POOL_OT_SPAN_CONTEXT
 REGISTER_POOL(&pool_head_ot_span_context, "ot_span_context", MAX(sizeof(struct otc_span), sizeof(struct otc_span_context)));
diff --git a/addons/ot/src/scope.c b/addons/ot/src/scope.c
index 462c86577..ace8a229e 100644
--- a/addons/ot/src/scope.c
+++ b/addons/ot/src/scope.c
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 #include "include.h"
 
 
-static struct pool_head *pool_head_ot_scope_span = NULL;
-static struct pool_head *pool_head_ot_scope_context = NULL;
-static struct pool_head *pool_head_ot_runtime_context = NULL;
+static struct pool_head *pool_head_ot_scope_span __read_mostly = NULL;
+static struct pool_head *pool_head_ot_scope_context __read_mostly = NULL;
+static struct pool_head *pool_head_ot_runtime_context __read_mostly = NULL;
 
 #ifdef USE_POOL_OT_SCOPE_SPAN
 REGISTER_POOL(&pool_head_ot_scope_span, "ot_scope_span", sizeof(struct flt_ot_scope_span));
diff --git a/include/haproxy/pool.h b/include/haproxy/pool.h
index c94860e44..e0e03fc32 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/pool.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/pool.h
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@
 
 /* This macro declares a pool head <ptr> and registers its creation */
 #define DECLARE_POOL(ptr, name, size)   \
-	struct pool_head *(ptr) = NULL; \
+	struct pool_head *(ptr) __read_mostly = NULL; \
 	REGISTER_POOL(&ptr, name, size)
 
 /* This macro declares a static pool head <ptr> and registers its creation */
 #define DECLARE_STATIC_POOL(ptr, name, size) \
-	static struct pool_head *(ptr);      \
+	static struct pool_head *(ptr) __read_mostly; \
 	REGISTER_POOL(&ptr, name, size)
 
 /* poison each newly allocated area with this byte if >= 0 */
diff --git a/src/chunk.c b/src/chunk.c
index ade0323a8..5c720c1bc 100644
--- a/src/chunk.c
+++ b/src/chunk.c
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ static THREAD_LOCAL struct buffer trash_chunk1;
 static THREAD_LOCAL struct buffer trash_chunk2;
 
 /* trash buffers used for various conversions */
-static int trash_size;
+static int trash_size __read_mostly;
 static THREAD_LOCAL char *trash_buf1;
 static THREAD_LOCAL char *trash_buf2;
 
 /* the trash pool for reentrant allocations */
-struct pool_head *pool_head_trash = NULL;
+struct pool_head *pool_head_trash __read_mostly = NULL;
 
 /* this is used to drain data, and as a temporary buffer for sprintf()... */
 THREAD_LOCAL struct buffer trash = { };
diff --git a/src/compression.c b/src/compression.c
index da6213ed3..1d275edac 100644
--- a/src/compression.c
+++ b/src/compression.c
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ static void *alloc_zlib(void *opaque, unsigned int items, unsigned int size);
 static void free_zlib(void *opaque, void *ptr);
 
 /* zlib allocation  */
-static struct pool_head *zlib_pool_deflate_state = NULL;
-static struct pool_head *zlib_pool_window = NULL;
-static struct pool_head *zlib_pool_prev = NULL;
-static struct pool_head *zlib_pool_head = NULL;
-static struct pool_head *zlib_pool_pending_buf = NULL;
+static struct pool_head *zlib_pool_deflate_state __read_mostly = NULL;
+static struct pool_head *zlib_pool_window __read_mostly = NULL;
+static struct pool_head *zlib_pool_prev __read_mostly = NULL;
+static struct pool_head *zlib_pool_head __read_mostly = NULL;
+static struct pool_head *zlib_pool_pending_buf __read_mostly = NULL;
 
 long zlib_used_memory = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/dynbuf.c b/src/dynbuf.c
index 8b492e29d..fcbb8faa4 100644
--- a/src/dynbuf.c
+++ b/src/dynbuf.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <haproxy/list.h>
 #include <haproxy/pool.h>
 
-struct pool_head *pool_head_buffer;
+struct pool_head *pool_head_buffer __read_mostly;
 
 /* perform minimal intializations, report 0 in case of error, 1 if OK. */
 int init_buffer()
diff --git a/src/extcheck.c b/src/extcheck.c
index 79a63b2a6..808b4bb71 100644
--- a/src/extcheck.c
+++ b/src/extcheck.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 
 static struct list pid_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(pid_list);
-static struct pool_head *pool_head_pid_list;
+static struct pool_head *pool_head_pid_list __read_mostly;
 __decl_spinlock(pid_list_lock);
 
 struct extcheck_env {
diff --git a/src/hpack-tbl.c b/src/hpack-tbl.c
index da81d296b..8df10319a 100644
--- a/src/hpack-tbl.c
+++ b/src/hpack-tbl.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ const struct http_hdr hpack_sht[HPACK_SHT_SIZE] = {
 	[61] = { .n = IST("www-authenticate"),             .v = IST("")              },
 };
 
-struct pool_head *pool_head_hpack_tbl = NULL;
+struct pool_head *pool_head_hpack_tbl __read_mostly = NULL;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_HPACK
 /* dump the whole dynamic header table */
diff --git a/src/http_ana.c b/src/http_ana.c
index f49d07f32..0a32107fa 100644
--- a/src/http_ana.c
+++ b/src/http_ana.c
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 
 extern const char *stat_status_codes[];
 
-struct pool_head *pool_head_requri = NULL;
-struct pool_head *pool_head_capture = NULL;
+struct pool_head *pool_head_requri __read_mostly = NULL;
+struct pool_head *pool_head_capture __read_mostly = NULL;
 
 
 static void http_end_request(struct stream *s);
diff --git a/src/ssl_sock.c b/src/ssl_sock.c
index f1b0668ab..d3e593182 100644
--- a/src/ssl_sock.c
+++ b/src/ssl_sock.c
@@ -482,14 +482,14 @@ static STACK_OF(X509_NAME)* ssl_get_client_ca_file(char *path)
 	return ca_e->ca_list;
 }
 
-struct pool_head *pool_head_ssl_capture = NULL;
+struct pool_head *pool_head_ssl_capture __read_mostly = NULL;
 int ssl_capture_ptr_index = -1;
 int ssl_app_data_index = -1;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENSSL_KEYLOG
 int ssl_keylog_index = -1;
-struct pool_head *pool_head_ssl_keylog = NULL;
-struct pool_head *pool_head_ssl_keylog_str = NULL;
+struct pool_head *pool_head_ssl_keylog __read_mostly = NULL;
+struct pool_head *pool_head_ssl_keylog_str __read_mostly = NULL;
 #endif
 
 #if (defined SSL_CTRL_SET_TLSEXT_TICKET_KEY_CB && TLS_TICKETS_NO > 0)