diff --git a/mm/mempool/mempool_multiple.c b/mm/mempool/mempool_multiple.c
index 6859518601c..92ec9a1e9e9 100644
--- a/mm/mempool/mempool_multiple.c
+++ b/mm/mempool/mempool_multiple.c
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ mempool_multiple_init(FAR const char *name,
       pools[i].alloc = mempool_multiple_alloc_callback;
       pools[i].free = mempool_multiple_free_callback;
       pools[i].check = mempool_multiple_check;
+      pools[i].wait = false;
 
       ret = mempool_init(pools + i, name);
       if (ret < 0)