diff --git a/libc/config/baremetal/config.json b/libc/config/baremetal/config.json
index a65eaa8911e6c4..53f232e31cc8a4 100644
--- a/libc/config/baremetal/config.json
+++ b/libc/config/baremetal/config.json
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
     },
     "LIBC_CONF_PRINTF_DISABLE_WRITE_INT": {
       "value": true
+    },
+    "LIBC_CONF_PRINTF_FLOAT_TO_STR_USE_MEGA_LONG_DOUBLE_TABLE": {
+      "value": false
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/libc/config/config.json b/libc/config/config.json
index cd68b81028bff7..134cf06a73b3ab 100644
--- a/libc/config/config.json
+++ b/libc/config/config.json
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
     "LIBC_CONF_PRINTF_DISABLE_WRITE_INT": {
       "value": false,
       "doc": "Disable handling of %n in printf format string."
+    },
+    "LIBC_CONF_PRINTF_FLOAT_TO_STR_USE_MEGA_LONG_DOUBLE_TABLE": {
+      "value": true,
+      "doc": "Use large table for better printf long double performance."
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/libc/docs/configure.rst b/libc/docs/configure.rst
index 9b4d6034129351..a667316bd39915 100644
--- a/libc/docs/configure.rst
+++ b/libc/docs/configure.rst
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ to learn about the defaults for your platform and target.
     - ``LIBC_CONF_PRINTF_DISABLE_FLOAT``: Disable printing floating point values in printf and friends.
     - ``LIBC_CONF_PRINTF_DISABLE_INDEX_MODE``: Disable index mode in the printf format string.
     - ``LIBC_CONF_PRINTF_DISABLE_WRITE_INT``: Disable handling of %n in printf format string.
+    - ``LIBC_CONF_PRINTF_FLOAT_TO_STR_USE_MEGA_LONG_DOUBLE_TABLE``: Use large table for better printf long double performance.
diff --git a/libc/src/stdio/CMakeLists.txt b/libc/src/stdio/CMakeLists.txt
index 740ec106da2e4d..de28b5c02071bf 100644
--- a/libc/src/stdio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libc/src/stdio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -363,6 +363,9 @@ endif()
 if(LIBC_CONF_PRINTF_DISABLE_WRITE_INT)
   list(APPEND printf_copts "-DLIBC_COPT_PRINTF_DISABLE_WRITE_INT")
 endif()
+if(LIBC_CONF_PRINTF_FLOAT_TO_STR_USE_MEGA_LONG_DOUBLE_TABLE)
+  list(APPEND printf_copts "-DLIBC_COPT_FLOAT_TO_STR_USE_MEGA_LONG_DOUBLE_TABLE")
+endif()
 
 if(LLVM_LIBC_FULL_BUILD)
   list(APPEND printf_deps
diff --git a/libc/src/stdio/printf_core/CMakeLists.txt b/libc/src/stdio/printf_core/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b3766b55e8d4b..7087d28ede66e8 100644
--- a/libc/src/stdio/printf_core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libc/src/stdio/printf_core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ add_object_library(
     libc.src.__support.integer_to_string
     libc.src.__support.float_to_string
   COMPILE_OPTIONS
-    -DLIBC_COPT_FLOAT_TO_STR_USE_MEGA_LONG_DOUBLE_TABLE
     ${printf_copts}
 )