diff --git a/src/config/CMakeLists.txt b/src/config/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/config/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/config/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@
 check_builtin_exist(__builtin_clzl HAVE_DECL___BUILTIN_CLZL)
 check_builtin_exist(__builtin_clzll HAVE_DECL___BUILTIN_CLZLL)
 
+# Memory management capabilities
+check_symbol_exists(M_ARENA_MAX "malloc.h" HAVE_MALLOPT_ARENA_MAX)
+
 # Various system libraries
 check_symbol_exists(strnlen "string.h" HAVE_DECL_STRNLEN)
 check_symbol_exists(daemon "unistd.h" HAVE_DECL_DAEMON)
diff --git a/src/config/bitcoin-config.h.cmake.in b/src/config/bitcoin-config.h.cmake.in
--- a/src/config/bitcoin-config.h.cmake.in
+++ b/src/config/bitcoin-config.h.cmake.in
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 #cmakedefine HAVE_DECL___BUILTIN_CLZL 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_DECL___BUILTIN_CLZLL 1
 
+#cmakedefine HAVE_MALLOPT_ARENA_MAX 1
+
 #cmakedefine HAVE_DECL_STRNLEN 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_DECL_DAEMON 1