diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index f211eb84..83f5c6d7 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -28,11 +28,14 @@ PREFIX?=/usr/local
 INSTALL_BIN=$(PREFIX)/bin
 INSTALL=install
 
-# Default allocator
+# Default allocator defaults to Jemalloc if it's not an ARM
+MALLOC=libc
+ifneq ($(uname_M),armv6l)
+ifneq ($(uname_M),armv7l)
 ifeq ($(uname_S),Linux)
 	MALLOC=jemalloc
-else
-	MALLOC=libc
+endif
+endif
 endif
 
 # Backwards compatibility for selecting an allocator