diff --git a/include/haproxy/pool.h b/include/haproxy/pool.h
index 16146604b..a12990d24 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/pool.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/pool.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ extern int mem_poison_byte;
 /* set of POOL_DBG_* flags */
 extern uint pool_debugging;
 
+int is_trim_enabled(void);
 void *pool_get_from_os(struct pool_head *pool);
 void pool_put_to_os(struct pool_head *pool, void *ptr);
 void *pool_alloc_nocache(struct pool_head *pool);
diff --git a/src/pattern.c b/src/pattern.c
index a2557dea1..71f25a43b 100644
--- a/src/pattern.c
+++ b/src/pattern.c
@@ -2084,7 +2084,7 @@ int pat_ref_purge_range(struct pat_ref *ref, uint from, uint to, int budget)
 		HA_RWLOCK_WRUNLOCK(PATEXP_LOCK, &expr->lock);
 
 #if defined(HA_HAVE_MALLOC_TRIM)
-	if (done) {
+	if (done && is_trim_enabled()) {
 		malloc_trim(0);
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/src/pool.c b/src/pool.c
index 345681a0c..214d950fb 100644
--- a/src/pool.c
+++ b/src/pool.c
@@ -177,11 +177,10 @@ static void detect_allocator(void)
 
 	my_mallctl = mallctl;
 #endif
-
-	if (!my_mallctl) {
+	if (!my_mallctl)
 		my_mallctl = get_sym_curr_addr("mallctl");
-		using_default_allocator = (my_mallctl == NULL);
-	}
+
+	using_default_allocator = (my_mallctl == NULL);
 
 	if (!my_mallctl) {
 #if defined(HA_HAVE_MALLOC_TRIM)
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ static void detect_allocator(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static int is_trim_enabled(void)
+int is_trim_enabled(void)
 {
 	return using_default_allocator;
 }