diff --git a/include/haproxy/pool-t.h b/include/haproxy/pool-t.h
index d49982165f..abc3203432 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/pool-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/pool-t.h
@@ -50,14 +50,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_HAP_NO_GLOBAL_POOLS
 #endif
 
-/* Pools of very similar size are shared by default, unless macro
- * DEBUG_DONT_SHARE_POOLS is set.
- */
-#ifndef DEBUG_DONT_SHARE_POOLS
 #define MEM_F_SHARED	0x1
-#else
-#define MEM_F_SHARED	0
-#endif
 #define MEM_F_EXACT	0x2
 
 /* By default, free objects are linked by a pointer stored at the beginning of
diff --git a/src/pool.c b/src/pool.c
index 2233750623..3cca6c7a29 100644
--- a/src/pool.c
+++ b/src/pool.c
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ struct pool_head *create_pool(char *name, unsigned int size, unsigned int flags)
 			 * we look for a shareable one or for the next position
 			 * before which we will insert a new one.
 			 */
-			if (flags & entry->flags & MEM_F_SHARED) {
+			if ((flags & entry->flags & MEM_F_SHARED)
+#ifdef DEBUG_DONT_SHARE_POOLS
+			    && strcmp(name, entry->name) == 0
+#endif
+			    ) {
 				/* we can share this one */
 				pool = entry;
 				DPRINTF(stderr, "Sharing %s with %s\n", name, pool->name);