diff --git a/Objects/listobject.c b/Objects/listobject.c
index 6e2d026..ddc0fee 100644
--- a/Objects/listobject.c
+++ b/Objects/listobject.c
@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@
 static void
 show_alloc(void)
 {
+    PyObject *xoptions, *value;
+    _Py_IDENTIFIER(showalloccount);
+
+    xoptions = PySys_GetXOptions();
+    if (xoptions == NULL)
+        return;
+    value = _PyDict_GetItemId(xoptions, &PyId_showalloccount);
+    if (value != Py_True)
+        return;
+
     fprintf(stderr, "List allocations: %" PY_FORMAT_SIZE_T "d\n",
         count_alloc);
     fprintf(stderr, "List reuse through freelist: %" PY_FORMAT_SIZE_T
diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index c83c8ec..559794f 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@
 dump_counts(FILE* f)
 {
     PyTypeObject *tp;
+    PyObject *xoptions, *value;
+    _Py_IDENTIFIER(showalloccount);
+
+    xoptions = PySys_GetXOptions();
+    if (xoptions == NULL)
+        return;
+    value = _PyDict_GetItemId(xoptions, &PyId_showalloccount);
+    if (value != Py_True)
+        return;
 
     for (tp = type_list; tp; tp = tp->tp_next)
         fprintf(f, "%s alloc'd: %" PY_FORMAT_SIZE_T "d, "
diff --git a/Objects/tupleobject.c b/Objects/tupleobject.c
index a7774e2..1b41258 100644
--- a/Objects/tupleobject.c
+++ b/Objects/tupleobject.c
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@
 static void
 show_track(void)
 {
+    PyObject *xoptions, *value;
+    _Py_IDENTIFIER(showalloccount);
+
+    xoptions = PySys_GetXOptions();
+    if (xoptions == NULL)
+        return;
+    value = _PyDict_GetItemId(xoptions, &PyId_showalloccount);
+    if (value != Py_True)
+        return;
+
     fprintf(stderr, "Tuples created: %" PY_FORMAT_SIZE_T "d\n",
         count_tracked + count_untracked);
     fprintf(stderr, "Tuples tracked by the GC: %" PY_FORMAT_SIZE_T