diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2612854ffdce..746bc3b3d446 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ else()
   option(USE_OPERATOR_TUNING  "Enable auto-tuning of operators" OFF)
 endif()
 option(USE_GPERFTOOLS "Build with GPerfTools support" OFF)
-option(USE_JEMALLOC "Build with Jemalloc support"   ON)
+option(USE_JEMALLOC "Build with Jemalloc support" OFF)
 option(USE_DIST_KVSTORE "Build with DIST_KVSTORE support" OFF)
 option(USE_PLUGINS_WARPCTC "Use WARPCTC Plugins" OFF)
 option(USE_PLUGIN_CAFFE "Use Caffe Plugin" OFF)
diff --git a/make/config.mk b/make/config.mk
index 982d15b19656..af7367c182be 100644
--- a/make/config.mk
+++ b/make/config.mk
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ USE_GPERFTOOLS_PATH =
 USE_GPERFTOOLS_STATIC =
 
 # Use JEMalloc if found, and not using gperftools
-USE_JEMALLOC = 1
+USE_JEMALLOC = 0
 
 # path to jemalloc library in case of a non-standard installation
 USE_JEMALLOC_PATH =