diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ar/arrow-cpp/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ar/arrow-cpp/package.nix
index b97653f2db07..81b230d09179 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ar/arrow-cpp/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ar/arrow-cpp/package.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   testers,
   enableShared ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic,
   enableFlight ? stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform,
-  enableJemalloc ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin,
+  enableJemalloc ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64,
   enableS3 ? true,
   enableGcs ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin,
 }: