diff --git a/public/tier0/memalloc.h b/public/tier0/memalloc.h
index eb001b68..9de95fcf 100644
--- a/public/tier0/memalloc.h
+++ b/public/tier0/memalloc.h
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 #pragma once
 #endif
 
+#if defined(_LINUX)
+#define NO_MALLOC_OVERRIDE
+#endif
+
 // Define this in release to get memory tracking even in release builds
 //#define USE_MEM_DEBUG 1
 
diff --git a/public/tier0/memdbgon.h b/public/tier0/memdbgon.h
index 9282efb7..054f21d8 100644
--- a/public/tier0/memdbgon.h
+++ b/public/tier0/memdbgon.h
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 // to include this potentially multiple times (since we can deactivate debugging
 // by including memdbgoff.h)
 
+#if defined(_LINUX)
+#define NO_MALLOC_OVERRIDE
+#endif
+
 #if !defined(STEAM) && !defined(NO_MALLOC_OVERRIDE)
 
 // SPECIAL NOTE #2: This must be the final include in a .cpp or .h file!!!