diff --git a/include/common/memory.h b/include/common/memory.h
index 44a9dcb..7bcef94 100644
--- a/include/common/memory.h
+++ b/include/common/memory.h
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@
 #include <common/hathreads.h>
 #include <common/initcall.h>
 
+/* On architectures supporting threads and double-word CAS, we can implement
+ * lock-less memory pools. This isn't supported for debugging modes however.
+ */
+#if defined(USE_THREAD) && defined(HA_HAVE_CAS_DW) && !defined(DEBUG_NO_LOCKLESS_POOLS) && !defined(DEBUG_UAF) && !defined(DEBUG_FAIL_ALLOC)
+#define CONFIG_HAP_LOCKLESS_POOLS
+#endif
+
 #ifndef DEBUG_DONT_SHARE_POOLS
 #define MEM_F_SHARED	0x1
 #else