diff --git a/Zend/Zend.m4 b/Zend/Zend.m4
index e265a2aa63b..a1b4b8351f3 100644
--- a/Zend/Zend.m4
+++ b/Zend/Zend.m4
@@ -137,6 +137,15 @@ case $PHP_ZEND_VM in
     ;;
 esac
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(zend-memory-manager,
+[  --disable-zend-memory-manager
+                          Disable the Zend memory manager - FOR DEVELOPERS ONLY!!],
+[
+  ZEND_USE_ZEND_ALLOC=$enableval
+], [
+  ZEND_USE_ZEND_ALLOC=yes
+])
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(maintainer-zts,
 [  --enable-maintainer-zts Enable thread safety - for code maintainers only!!],[
   ZEND_MAINTAINER_ZTS=$enableval
@@ -166,6 +175,9 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(zend-multibyte,
   ZEND_MULTIBYTE=no
 ])
 
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to enable the Zend memory manager)
+AC_MSG_RESULT($ZEND_USE_ZEND_ALLOC)
+
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to enable thread-safety)
 AC_MSG_RESULT($ZEND_MAINTAINER_ZTS)
 
@@ -196,6 +208,12 @@ fi
 
 test -n "$DEBUG_CFLAGS" && CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $DEBUG_CFLAGS"
 
+if test "$ZEND_USE_ZEND_ALLOC" = "yes"; then
+  AC_DEFINE(USE_ZEND_ALLOC,1,[Use Zend memory manager])
+else
+  AC_DEFINE(USE_ZEND_ALLOC,0,[Use Zend memory manager])
+fi
+
 if test "$ZEND_MAINTAINER_ZTS" = "yes"; then
   AC_DEFINE(ZTS,1,[ ])
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DZTS"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 10cf0134b4f..1db39657d86 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -623,16 +623,6 @@ else
   ZEND_DEBUG=no
 fi
 
-PHP_ARG_ENABLE(zend-memory-manager,whether to enable the Zend memory manager,
-[  --disable-zend-memory-manager
-                          Disable the Zend memory manager (DEVELOPERS ONLY)],yes, no)
-
-if test "$PHP_ZEND_MEMORY_MANAGER" = "yes"; then
-  AC_DEFINE(USE_ZEND_ALLOC, 1, [ ])
-else
-  AC_DEFINE(USE_ZEND_ALLOC, 0, [ ])
-fi
-
 PHP_ARG_WITH(layout,[layout of installed files],
 [  --with-layout=TYPE      Set how installed files will be laid out.  Type is
                           one of "PHP" or "GNU" [TYPE=PHP]], PHP, no)