diff --git a/cmake/FindJeMalloc.cmake b/cmake/FindJeMalloc.cmake
index 820ceeed4a..f139196a38 100644
--- a/cmake/FindJeMalloc.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindJeMalloc.cmake
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ find_path(JEMALLOC_INCLUDE_DIR jemalloc/jemalloc.h
 if(JEMALLOC_USE_STATIC)
   list(APPEND JEMALLOC_NAMES
     "${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}jemalloc${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
+elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin")
+  list(INSERT JEMALLOC_NAMES 0
+    "${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}jemalloc${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
 endif()
 
 list(APPEND JEMALLOC_NAMES jemalloc)