diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dd84f938a..4dd0cc6be 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ ctrlc = "3.1"
 humantime = "1.1.1"
 lscolors = "0.6"
 globset = "0.4"
+jemallocator = "0.3.0"
 
 [dependencies.clap]
 version = "2.31.2"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c4af1ef81..96964fa86 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ use crate::internal::{
     pattern_has_uppercase_char, transform_args_with_exec, FileTypes,
 };
 
+// We use jemalloc for performance reasons, see https://github.com/sharkdp/fd/pull/480
+#[global_allocator]
+static ALLOC: jemallocator::Jemalloc = jemallocator::Jemalloc;
+
 fn main() {
     let checked_args = transform_args_with_exec(env::args_os());
     let matches = app::build_app().get_matches_from(checked_args);