diff --git a/include/common/memory.h b/include/common/memory.h
index 98f9db2..74d9205 100644
--- a/include/common/memory.h
+++ b/include/common/memory.h
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@
 #include <common/hathreads.h>
 #include <common/initcall.h>
 
-#ifndef DEBUG_DONT_SHARE_POOLS
 #define MEM_F_SHARED	0x1
-#else
-#define MEM_F_SHARED	0
-#endif
 #define MEM_F_EXACT	0x2
 
 /* reserve an extra void* at the end of a pool for linking */
diff --git a/src/memory.c b/src/memory.c
index 6ef9f61..126d534 100644
--- a/src/memory.c
+++ b/src/memory.c
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@
 			 * we look for a sharable 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);