diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dd84f938a..2e6408c2c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ features = ["suggestions", "color", "wrap_help"]
 [target.'cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "redox")))'.dependencies]
 libc = "0.2"
 
+[target.'cfg(all(not(windows), not(target_env = "musl")))'.dependencies]
+jemallocator = "0.3.0"
+
 [dev-dependencies]
 diff = "0.1"
 tempdir = "0.3"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c4af1ef81..426eb080d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ 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/481
+#[cfg(all(not(windows), not(target_env = "musl")))]
+#[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);