diff --git a/third_party/dlmalloc/dlmalloc.c b/third_party/dlmalloc/dlmalloc.c
index 356f72b04..5b2ae8891 100644
--- a/third_party/dlmalloc/dlmalloc.c
+++ b/third_party/dlmalloc/dlmalloc.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #define HAVE_MREMAP 0
 #define HAVE_MORECORE 0
 #define USE_LOCKS 2
+#define USE_SPIN_LOCKS 0
 #define MORECORE_CONTIGUOUS 0
 #define MALLOC_INSPECT_ALL 1
 #define ABORT_ON_ASSERT_FAILURE 0
diff --git a/third_party/dlmalloc/locks.inc b/third_party/dlmalloc/locks.inc
index 8eab25ece..b74887916 100644
--- a/third_party/dlmalloc/locks.inc
+++ b/third_party/dlmalloc/locks.inc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 */
 
-#ifdef USE_SPIN_LOCKS
+#if USE_SPIN_LOCKS
 
 #define MLOCK_T atomic_uint
 
@@ -62,11 +62,13 @@ static int malloc_wipe(MLOCK_T *lk) {
 }
 
 static int malloc_lock(MLOCK_T *lk) {
+  if (!__threaded) return 0;
   nsync_mu_lock(lk);
   return 0;
 }
 
 static int malloc_unlock(MLOCK_T *lk) {
+  if (!__threaded) return 0;
   nsync_mu_unlock(lk);
   return 0;
 }