diff -r 0711d869ce4d -r 5136f2fc32ec src/array_list.c
--- a/src/array_list.c	Fri Jan 12 20:24:29 2024 +0100
+++ b/src/array_list.c	Sat Jan 13 17:51:42 2024 +0100
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@
 #define CX_ARRAY_SWAP_SBO_SIZE 128
 #endif
 
+bool CX_DISABLE_ARRAY_LIST_SWAP_SBO = false;
+
 void cx_array_swap(
         void *arr,
         size_t elem_size,
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@
     void *tmp;
 
     // decide if we can use the local buffer
-    if (elem_size > CX_ARRAY_SWAP_SBO_SIZE) {
+    if (elem_size > CX_ARRAY_SWAP_SBO_SIZE || CX_DISABLE_ARRAY_LIST_SWAP_SBO) {
         tmp = malloc(elem_size);
         // we don't want to enforce error handling
         if (tmp == NULL) abort();