diff --git a/include/haproxy/defaults.h b/include/haproxy/defaults.h
index 8ea94e53a9..7e9e9a3d3e 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/defaults.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/defaults.h
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
 /* Pools are always enabled unless explicitly disabled. When disabled, the
  * calls are directly passed to the underlying OS functions.
  */
-#if !defined(DEBUG_NO_POOLS) && !defined(DEBUG_UAF) && !defined(DEBUG_FAIL_ALLOC)
+#if !defined(DEBUG_NO_POOLS) && !defined(DEBUG_UAF)
 #define CONFIG_HAP_POOLS
 #endif