diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 7b3efb743..3d5bffe15 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -805,6 +805,9 @@
     # Enable TCMalloc.
     'linux_use_tcmalloc%': 1,
 
+    # Disable TCMalloc's debugallocation.
+    'linux_use_debugallocation%': 0,
+
     # Disable TCMalloc's heapchecker.
     'linux_use_heapchecker%': 0,