diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/main.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/main.c
index 2c63ea6987..758c513c71 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/main.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/main.c
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ _evas_mempool2_debug(Evas_Mempool *pool)
 */
 
 /* disabled for now - it seems a little bit slower than glibc */
-//#define NOPOOL 1
+#define NOPOOL 1
 
 void *
 evas_mempool_malloc(Evas_Mempool *pool, int size)