diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 494cb2efa2..4bc747f904 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ if ( NOT BIFCL_EXE_PATH )
   add_subdirectory(auxil/bifcl)
 endif ()
 
-if (ENABLE_JEMALLOC)
+if (ENABLE_JEMALLOC AND NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "FreeBSD")
     find_package(JeMalloc)
 
     if (NOT JEMALLOC_FOUND)