diff --git a/varnish.jemalloc_as_system_library.patch b/varnish.jemalloc_as_system_library.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a22c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/varnish.jemalloc_as_system_library.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+Index: configure.ac
+===================================================================
+--- configure.ac	(revision 5691)
++++ configure.ac	(working copy)
+@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@
+ # Checks for libraries.
+ save_LIBS="${LIBS}"
+ LIBS=""
++AC_CHECK_LIB(jemalloc, malloc)
++RT_LIBS="${LIBS}"
++LIBS="${save_LIBS}"
++AC_SUBST(RT_LIBS)
++
++save_LIBS="${LIBS}"
++LIBS=""
+ AC_CHECK_LIB(rt, clock_gettime)
+ RT_LIBS="${LIBS}"
+ LIBS="${save_LIBS}"
+@@ -423,25 +430,21 @@
+ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([VCC_CC],"$VCC_CC",[C compiler command line for VCL code])
+ 
+ # Use jemalloc on Linux
+-JEMALLOC_SUBDIR=
+ JEMALLOC_LDADD=
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE(jemalloc,
+ AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-jemalloc],[do not use jemalloc (default is yes on Linux, no everywhere else)]),
+ [if test "x$enableval" = "xyes"; then
+-	JEMALLOC_SUBDIR=libjemalloc
+-	JEMALLOC_LDADD='$(top_builddir)/lib/libjemalloc/libjemalloc_mt.la'
++	JEMALLOC_LDADD='-ljemalloc'
+ fi],
+ [case $target in #(
+ *-*-linux*)
+-	JEMALLOC_SUBDIR=libjemalloc
+-	JEMALLOC_LDADD='$(top_builddir)/lib/libjemalloc/libjemalloc_mt.la'
++	JEMALLOC_LDADD='-ljemalloc'
+ 	;; #(
+ *)
+ 	true
+ 	;;
+ esac])
+ 
+-AC_SUBST(JEMALLOC_SUBDIR)
+ AC_SUBST(JEMALLOC_LDADD)
+ 
+ # Generate output
+@@ -467,7 +470,6 @@
+     lib/libvarnishapi/Makefile
+     lib/libvarnishcompat/Makefile
+     lib/libvcl/Makefile
+-    lib/libjemalloc/Makefile
+     man/Makefile
+     redhat/Makefile
+     varnishapi.pc
+Index: lib/Makefile.am
+===================================================================
+--- lib/Makefile.am	(revision 5691)
++++ lib/Makefile.am	(working copy)
+@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@
+ 	libvarnishcompat \
+ 	libvarnish \
+ 	libvarnishapi \
+-	libvcl \
+-	@JEMALLOC_SUBDIR@
++	libvcl 
+ 
+ DIST_SUBDIRS = 	\
+ 	libvarnishcompat \
+ 	libvarnish \
+ 	libvarnishapi \
+-	libvcl \
+-	libjemalloc
++	libvcl