diff --git a/ktor-http/ktor-http-cio/common/src/io/ktor/http/cio/internals/CharArrayPool.kt b/ktor-http/ktor-http-cio/common/src/io/ktor/http/cio/internals/CharArrayPool.kt
index a7d68cd9c97..993a2af0a43 100644
--- a/ktor-http/ktor-http-cio/common/src/io/ktor/http/cio/internals/CharArrayPool.kt
+++ b/ktor-http/ktor-http-cio/common/src/io/ktor/http/cio/internals/CharArrayPool.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ package io.ktor.http.cio.internals
 
 import io.ktor.utils.io.pool.*
 
-internal expect val DISABLE_CHAR_ARRAY_POOLING: Boolean
+internal expect fun isPoolingDisabled(): Boolean
 
 internal const val CHAR_ARRAY_POOL_SIZE = 4096
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ internal const val CHAR_ARRAY_POOL_SIZE = 4096
  */
 internal const val CHAR_BUFFER_ARRAY_LENGTH: Int = 4096 / 2
 
-internal val CharArrayPool: ObjectPool<CharArray> = if (DISABLE_CHAR_ARRAY_POOLING) {
+internal val CharArrayPool: ObjectPool<CharArray> = if (isPoolingDisabled()) {
     object : NoPoolImpl<CharArray>() {
         override fun borrow(): CharArray {
             return CharArray(CHAR_BUFFER_ARRAY_LENGTH)
diff --git a/ktor-http/ktor-http-cio/js/src/io/ktor/http/cio/internals/CharArrayPoolJs.kt b/ktor-http/ktor-http-cio/js/src/io/ktor/http/cio/internals/CharArrayPoolJs.kt
index 9fef1048944..5dfbcea2d8c 100644
--- a/ktor-http/ktor-http-cio/js/src/io/ktor/http/cio/internals/CharArrayPoolJs.kt
+++ b/ktor-http/ktor-http-cio/js/src/io/ktor/http/cio/internals/CharArrayPoolJs.kt
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 package io.ktor.http.cio.internals
 
-internal actual val DISABLE_CHAR_ARRAY_POOLING: Boolean = false
+internal actual fun isPoolingDisabled(): Boolean = false
diff --git a/ktor-http/ktor-http-cio/jvm/src/io/ktor/http/cio/internals/CharArrayPoolJvm.kt b/ktor-http/ktor-http-cio/jvm/src/io/ktor/http/cio/internals/CharArrayPoolJvm.kt
index 17a8db0e182..c3f7589b0b6 100644
--- a/ktor-http/ktor-http-cio/jvm/src/io/ktor/http/cio/internals/CharArrayPoolJvm.kt
+++ b/ktor-http/ktor-http-cio/jvm/src/io/ktor/http/cio/internals/CharArrayPoolJvm.kt
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 
 package io.ktor.http.cio.internals
 
-internal actual val DISABLE_CHAR_ARRAY_POOLING: Boolean =
+internal actual fun isPoolingDisabled(): Boolean =
     System.getProperty("ktor.internal.cio.disable.chararray.pooling")?.toBoolean() ?: false
diff --git a/ktor-http/ktor-http-cio/posix/src/io/ktor/http/cio/internals/CharArrayPoolPosix.kt b/ktor-http/ktor-http-cio/posix/src/io/ktor/http/cio/internals/CharArrayPoolPosix.kt
index 9fef1048944..5dfbcea2d8c 100644
--- a/ktor-http/ktor-http-cio/posix/src/io/ktor/http/cio/internals/CharArrayPoolPosix.kt
+++ b/ktor-http/ktor-http-cio/posix/src/io/ktor/http/cio/internals/CharArrayPoolPosix.kt
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 package io.ktor.http.cio.internals
 
-internal actual val DISABLE_CHAR_ARRAY_POOLING: Boolean = false
+internal actual fun isPoolingDisabled(): Boolean = false