diff --git a/build_files/cmake/config/bpy_module.cmake b/build_files/cmake/config/bpy_module.cmake
index 64f7f78a286..1637bbf9506 100644
--- a/build_files/cmake/config/bpy_module.cmake
+++ b/build_files/cmake/config/bpy_module.cmake
@@ -30,3 +30,8 @@ set(WITH_INTERNATIONAL       OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(WITH_BULLET              OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(WITH_OPENVDB             OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(WITH_ALEMBIC             OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+
+if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux")
+	# jemalloc causes linking error on import, disable.
+	set(WITH_MEM_JEMALLOC        OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+endif()