diff --git a/core/hakmem_env_cache.h b/core/hakmem_env_cache.h
index 40b69515..c3e6bd3f 100644
--- a/core/hakmem_env_cache.h
+++ b/core/hakmem_env_cache.h
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ typedef struct {
     int tiny_tension_drain_enable;   // HAKMEM_TINY_TENSION_DRAIN_ENABLE (default: 1)
     int tiny_tension_drain_threshold; // HAKMEM_TINY_TENSION_DRAIN_THRESHOLD (default: 1024)
 
+    // ===== Warm Path: SmallMid (1 variable) =====
+    int smallmid_enable;             // HAKMEM_SMALLMID_ENABLE (default: 0)
+
 } HakEnvCache;
 
 // Global cache instance (initialized once at startup)
@@ -258,10 +261,17 @@ static inline void hakmem_env_cache_init(void) {
         if (g_hak_env_cache.tiny_tension_drain_threshold > 65536) g_hak_env_cache.tiny_tension_drain_threshold = 65536;
     }
 
+    // ===== Warm Path: SmallMid =====
+    {
+        const char* e;
+        e = getenv("HAKMEM_SMALLMID_ENABLE");
+        g_hak_env_cache.smallmid_enable = (e && atoi(e) == 1) ? 1 : 0;  // default: 0 (OFF)
+    }
+
 #if !HAKMEM_BUILD_RELEASE
     // Debug: Print cache summary (stderr only)
     if (!g_hak_env_cache.quiet) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "[ENV_CACHE_INIT] Parsed %d ENV variables at startup\n", 46);
+        fprintf(stderr, "[ENV_CACHE_INIT] Parsed %d ENV variables at startup\n", 47);
         fprintf(stderr, "[ENV_CACHE_INIT] Hot path syscalls eliminated: ~2000/sec → 0/sec\n");
         fflush(stderr);
     }
@@ -321,4 +331,7 @@ static inline void hakmem_env_cache_init(void) {
 #define HAK_ENV_TINY_TENSION_DRAIN_ENABLE() (g_hak_env_cache.tiny_tension_drain_enable)
 #define HAK_ENV_TINY_TENSION_DRAIN_THRESHOLD() (g_hak_env_cache.tiny_tension_drain_threshold)
 
+// Warm path: SmallMid
+#define HAK_ENV_SMALLMID_ENABLE()           (g_hak_env_cache.smallmid_enable)
+
 #endif // HAKMEM_ENV_CACHE_H
diff --git a/core/hakmem_smallmid.c b/core/hakmem_smallmid.c
index 6a3abe3f..7d653aee 100644
--- a/core/hakmem_smallmid.c
+++ b/core/hakmem_smallmid.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "hakmem_build_flags.h"
 #include "hakmem_smallmid_superslab.h"  // Phase 17-2: Dedicated backend
 #include "tiny_region_id.h"             // For header writing
+#include "hakmem_env_cache.h"           // Priority-2: ENV cache
 #include <string.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
@@ -79,8 +80,8 @@ void smallmid_print_stats(void) {
 
 bool smallmid_is_enabled(void) {
     if (__builtin_expect(g_smallmid_enabled == -1, 0)) {
-        const char* env = getenv("HAKMEM_SMALLMID_ENABLE");
-        g_smallmid_enabled = (env && atoi(env) == 1) ? 1 : 0;
+        // Priority-2: Use cached ENV
+        g_smallmid_enabled = HAK_ENV_SMALLMID_ENABLE();
 
         if (g_smallmid_enabled) {
             SMALLMID_LOG("Small-Mid allocator ENABLED (ENV: HAKMEM_SMALLMID_ENABLE=1)");