diff --git a/package/jemalloc/jemalloc.mk b/package/jemalloc/jemalloc.mk
index aedc1f04bf..e43a4f7906 100644
--- a/package/jemalloc/jemalloc.mk
+++ b/package/jemalloc/jemalloc.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ JEMALLOC_SITE = https://github.com/jemalloc/jemalloc/releases/download/$(JEMALLO
 JEMALLOC_LICENSE = BSD-2-Clause
 JEMALLOC_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 JEMALLOC_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+JEMALLOC_CONFIG_SCRIPTS = jemalloc-config
 
 # gcc bug internal compiler error: in merge_overlapping_regs, at
 # regrename.c:304. This bug is fixed since gcc 6.