--- a/src/bootstrap/config.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/config.rs
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ impl Config {
                 "CFG_JEMALLOC_ROOT" if value.len() > 0 => {
                     let target = self.target_config.entry(self.build.clone())
                                      .or_insert(Target::default());
-                    target.jemalloc = Some(parse_configure_path(value));
+                    target.jemalloc = Some(parse_configure_path(value).join("libjemalloc_pic.a"));
                 }
                 "CFG_ARM_LINUX_ANDROIDEABI_NDK" if value.len() > 0 => {
                     let target = "arm-linux-androideabi".to_string();
--- a/src/liballoc_jemalloc/build.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc_jemalloc/build.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ fn main() {
         return;
     }
 
+    if target.contains("android") {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=gcc");
+    } else if !target.contains("windows") && !target.contains("musl") {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=pthread");
+    }
+
     if let Some(jemalloc) = env::var_os("JEMALLOC_OVERRIDE") {
         let jemalloc = PathBuf::from(jemalloc);
         println!("cargo:rustc-link-search=native={}",
@@ -169,9 +175,4 @@ fn main() {
         println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=static=jemalloc_pic");
     }
     println!("cargo:rustc-link-search=native={}/lib", build_dir.display());
-    if target.contains("android") {
-        println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=gcc");
-    } else if !target.contains("windows") && !target.contains("musl") {
-        println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=pthread");
-    }
 }