diff --git a/libc/bionic/malloc_debug_common.h b/libc/bionic/malloc_debug_common.h
index a0f9972dd..fb2f03d06 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/malloc_debug_common.h
+++ b/libc/bionic/malloc_debug_common.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+#include "private/bionic_config.h"
 #include "private/libc_logging.h"
 
 #define HASHTABLE_SIZE      1543
@@ -61,12 +62,6 @@
 #define Malloc(function)  dl ## function
 #endif
 
-// valloc(3) and pvalloc(3) were removed from POSIX 2004. We do not include them
-// for LP64, but the symbols remain in LP32 for binary compatibility.
-#ifndef __LP64__
-#define HAVE_DEPRECATED_MALLOC_FUNCS 1
-#endif
-
 // =============================================================================
 // Structures
 // =============================================================================
diff --git a/libc/private/bionic_config.h b/libc/private/bionic_config.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c9811c0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libc/private/bionic_config.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _BIONIC_CONFIG_H_
+#define _BIONIC_CONFIG_H_
+
+// valloc(3) and pvalloc(3) were removed from POSIX 2004. We do not include them
+// for LP64, but the symbols remain in LP32 for binary compatibility.
+#if !defined(__LP64__)
+#define HAVE_DEPRECATED_MALLOC_FUNCS 1
+#endif
+
+#endif // _BIONIC_CONFIG_H_
diff --git a/tests/malloc_test.cpp b/tests/malloc_test.cpp
index d70136496..6b7a28b1c 100644
--- a/tests/malloc_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/malloc_test.cpp
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#if defined(__BIONIC__)
-#include <libc/bionic/malloc_debug_common.h>
-#endif
+#include "private/bionic_config.h"
 
 TEST(malloc, malloc_std) {
   // Simple malloc test.