diff --git a/libc/Android.mk b/libc/Android.mk
index d5a57c342..5ac0e1d82 100644
--- a/libc/Android.mk
+++ b/libc/Android.mk
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(DEBUG_BIONIC_LIBC)),true)
   libc_common_cflags += -DDEBUG
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(MALLOC_IMPL),dlmalloc)
+ifeq ($(MALLOC_SVELTE),true)
   libc_common_cflags += -DUSE_DLMALLOC
   libc_malloc_src := bionic/dlmalloc.c
 else
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES := \
 LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES_arm := libc_aeabi
 LOCAL_CXX_STL := none
 
-ifneq ($(MALLOC_IMPL),dlmalloc)
+ifneq ($(MALLOC_SVELTE),true)
 LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libjemalloc
 endif
 
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ LOCAL_CLANG := $(use_clang)
 LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES := $(libc_common_additional_dependencies)
 LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libc_common
 
-ifneq ($(MALLOC_IMPL),dlmalloc)
+ifneq ($(MALLOC_SVELTE),true)
 LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libjemalloc
 endif
 
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ LOCAL_PACK_MODULE_RELOCATIONS := false
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libdl
 LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libc_common
 
-ifneq ($(MALLOC_IMPL),dlmalloc)
+ifneq ($(MALLOC_SVELTE),true)
 LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libjemalloc
 endif
 
diff --git a/tests/Android.mk b/tests/Android.mk
index bb3cc9d57..0e8433145 100644
--- a/tests/Android.mk
+++ b/tests/Android.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ test_cflags = \
 
 test_cflags += -D__STDC_LIMIT_MACROS  # For glibc.
 
-ifeq ($(MALLOC_IMPL),dlmalloc)
+ifeq ($(MALLOC_SVELTE),true)
 test_cflags += -DUSE_DLMALLOC
 else
 test_cflags += -DUSE_JEMALLOC
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ libBionicStandardTests_src_files := \
 libBionicStandardTests_cflags := \
     $(test_cflags) \
 
-ifeq ($(MALLOC_IMPL),dlmalloc)
+ifeq ($(MALLOC_SVELTE),true)
   libBionicStandardTests_cflags += -DUSE_DLMALLOC
 else
   libBionicStandardTests_cflags += -DUSE_JEMALLOC