diff --git a/include/MySQL_Thread.h b/include/MySQL_Thread.h
index 2aaa2971a..25e7de507 100644
--- a/include/MySQL_Thread.h
+++ b/include/MySQL_Thread.h
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ class ProxySQL_Poll {
 	volatile int pending_listener_del;
 
   ProxySQL_Poll() {
+#ifdef PROXYSQL_STATSCOUNTERS_NOLOCK
+		loop_counters=new StatCounters(15,10);
+#else
 		loop_counters=new StatCounters(15,10,false);
+#endif
 		poll_timeout=0;
 		loops=0;
 		len=0;
diff --git a/include/StatCounters.h b/include/StatCounters.h
index 7f8e6206d..0b36ecd0f 100644
--- a/include/StatCounters.h
+++ b/include/StatCounters.h
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 #ifndef __CLASS_STAT_COUNTERS_H
 #define __CLASS_STAT_COUNTERS_H
 #include "proxysql_atomic.h"
+
+#define PROXYSQL_STATSCOUNTERS_NOLOCK
 class StatCounters {
 	private:
+#ifdef PROXYSQL_STATSCOUNTERS_NOLOCK
+#else
 	bool with_lock;
 	rwlock_t _lock;
+#endif
 	int last;
 	int keep;
 	void cleanup() {
@@ -26,10 +31,14 @@ class StatCounters {
 	public:
 	int len;
 	int *val;
+#ifdef PROXYSQL_STATSCOUNTERS_NOLOCK
+	StatCounters(int _l, int _k) {
+#else
 	StatCounters(int _l, int _k, bool _wl=false) {
 		with_lock=_wl;
 		if (with_lock)
 			spinlock_rwlock_init(&_lock);
+#endif
 		last=0;
 		keep=_k;
 		len=_l;
@@ -43,40 +52,61 @@ class StatCounters {
 		free(val);
 	}
 	void set(int _i, int _v) {
+#ifdef PROXYSQL_STATSCOUNTERS_NOLOCK
+#else
 		if (with_lock)
 			spin_wrlock(&_lock);
+#endif
 		if ( _i > last ) {
 			last=_i; cleanup();
 		}
 		val[_i%len]=_v;
+#ifdef PROXYSQL_STATSCOUNTERS_NOLOCK
+#else
 		if (with_lock)
 			spin_wrunlock(&_lock);
+#endif
 	}
 	void incr(int _i) {
+#ifdef PROXYSQL_STATSCOUNTERS_NOLOCK
+#else
 		if (with_lock)
 			spin_wrlock(&_lock);
+#endif
 		if ( _i > last ) {
 			if ( _i > last + keep ) val[_i%len]=0;
 			last=_i; cleanup();
 		}
 		val[_i%len]++;
+#ifdef PROXYSQL_STATSCOUNTERS_NOLOCK
+#else
 		if (with_lock)
 			spin_wrunlock(&_lock);
+#endif
 	}
 	void decr(int _i) {
+#ifdef PROXYSQL_STATSCOUNTERS_NOLOCK
+#else
 		if (with_lock)
 			spin_wrlock(&_lock);
+#endif
 		if ( _i > last ) {
 			if ( _i > last + keep ) val[_i%len]=0;
 			last=_i; cleanup();
 		}
 		val[_i%len]--;
+#ifdef PROXYSQL_STATSCOUNTERS_NOLOCK
+#else
 		if (with_lock)
 			spin_wrunlock(&_lock);
+#endif
 	}
 	int sum(int _i, int _k) {
+#ifdef PROXYSQL_STATSCOUNTERS_NOLOCK
+#else
 		if (with_lock)
 			spin_wrlock(&_lock);
+#endif
 		if ( _i > last ) {
 			if ( _i > last + keep ) val[_i%len]=0;
 			last=_i; cleanup();
@@ -86,8 +116,11 @@ class StatCounters {
 		for (i=0; i<_k; i++) {
 			ret+=val[(_i-i)%len];
 		}
+#ifdef PROXYSQL_STATSCOUNTERS_NOLOCK
+#else
 		if (with_lock)
 			spin_wrunlock(&_lock);	
+#endif
 		return ret;
 	}
 };
diff --git a/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp b/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
index 6b40ddfe4..a6fbb7bd6 100644
--- a/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
+++ b/lib/MySQL_Session.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,11 @@ MySQL_Session::MySQL_Session() {
 	pause_until=0;
 	qpo=new Query_Processor_Output();
 	start_time=0;
+#ifdef PROXYSQL_STATSCOUNTERS_NOLOCK
+	command_counters=new StatCounters(15,10);
+#else
 	command_counters=new StatCounters(15,10,false);
+#endif
 	healthy=1;
 	autocommit=true;
 	autocommit_on_hostgroup=-1;