diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/common.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/common.nix
index 9f2566d07d6d..f5bc0c902854 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/common.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 , yasm, libGLU, libGL, sqlite, unzip, makeWrapper
 , hunspell, libevent, libstartup_notification
 , libvpx_1_8
-, icu69, libpng, jemalloc, glib, pciutils
+, icu69, libpng, glib, pciutils
 , autoconf213, which, gnused, rustPackages, rustPackages_1_45
 , rust-cbindgen, nodejs, nasm, fetchpatch
 , gnum4
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 , ltoSupport ? (stdenv.isLinux && stdenv.is64bit), overrideCC, buildPackages
 , gssSupport ? true, libkrb5
 , pipewireSupport ? waylandSupport && webrtcSupport, pipewire
+, jemallocSupport ? true, jemalloc
 
 ## privacy-related options
 
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ buildStdenv.mkDerivation ({
     xorg.libXdamage
     xorg.libXext
     libevent libstartup_notification /* cairo */
-    libpng jemalloc glib
+    libpng glib
     nasm icu69 libvpx_1_8
     # >= 66 requires nasm for the AV1 lib dav1d
     # yasm can potentially be removed in future versions
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ buildStdenv.mkDerivation ({
   ++ lib.optional  gssSupport libkrb5
   ++ lib.optionals waylandSupport [ libxkbcommon libdrm ]
   ++ lib.optional  pipewireSupport pipewire
+  ++ lib.optional  jemallocSupport jemalloc
   ++ lib.optional  (lib.versionAtLeast version "82") gnum4
   ++ lib.optionals buildStdenv.isDarwin [ CoreMedia ExceptionHandling Kerberos
                                           AVFoundation MediaToolbox CoreLocation
@@ -309,7 +311,6 @@ buildStdenv.mkDerivation ({
     "--disable-tests"
     "--disable-necko-wifi" # maybe we want to enable this at some point
     "--disable-updater"
-    "--enable-jemalloc"
     "--enable-default-toolkit=${default-toolkit}"
     "--with-libclang-path=${llvmPackages.libclang.lib}/lib"
     "--with-system-nspr"
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@ buildStdenv.mkDerivation ({
   ++ flag alsaSupport "alsa"
   ++ flag pulseaudioSupport "pulseaudio"
   ++ flag ffmpegSupport "ffmpeg"
+  ++ flag jemallocSupport "jemalloc"
   ++ flag gssSupport "negotiateauth"
   ++ flag webrtcSupport "webrtc"
   ++ flag crashreporterSupport "crashreporter"