diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7cd9c1ca0..924ec711f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,13 +47,15 @@ else()
   option(WITH_JEMALLOC "build with JeMalloc" OFF)
   if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "FreeBSD")
     # FreeBSD has jemaloc as default malloc
+    # but it does not have all the jemalloc files in include/...
     set(WITH_JEMALLOC ON)
-  endif()
-  if(WITH_JEMALLOC)
-    find_package(JeMalloc REQUIRED)
-    add_definitions(-DROCKSDB_JEMALLOC -DJEMALLOC_NO_DEMANGLE)
-    include_directories(${JEMALLOC_INCLUDE_DIR})
-  endif()
+  else()
+    if(WITH_JEMALLOC)
+      find_package(JeMalloc REQUIRED)
+      add_definitions(-DROCKSDB_JEMALLOC -DJEMALLOC_NO_DEMANGLE)
+      include_directories(${JEMALLOC_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    endif()
+  endif() 
   option(WITH_SNAPPY "build with SNAPPY" OFF)
   if(WITH_SNAPPY)
     find_package(snappy REQUIRED)