diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/modules/mp/chained_pool/eina_chained_mempool.c b/legacy/eina/src/modules/mp/chained_pool/eina_chained_mempool.c
index be95e600f7..ebf64e2306 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/modules/mp/chained_pool/eina_chained_mempool.c
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/modules/mp/chained_pool/eina_chained_mempool.c
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ eina_chained_mempool_free(void *data, void *ptr)
      {
         VALGRIND_MEMPOOL_FREE(pool, ptr);
      }
+#else
+   ptr = NULL;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef EFL_HAVE_THREADS