diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4bc747f904..bf7a793910 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -294,11 +294,15 @@ if ( NOT BIFCL_EXE_PATH )
   add_subdirectory(auxil/bifcl)
 endif ()
 
-if (ENABLE_JEMALLOC AND NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "FreeBSD")
-    find_package(JeMalloc)
+if (ENABLE_JEMALLOC)
+    if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "FreeBSD")
+        set(JEMALLOC_FOUND true)
+    else ()
+        find_package(JeMalloc)
 
-    if (NOT JEMALLOC_FOUND)
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find requested JeMalloc")
+        if (NOT JEMALLOC_FOUND)
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find requested JeMalloc")
+        endif()
     endif()
 endif ()