diff --git a/src/liballoc_jemalloc/build.rs b/src/liballoc_jemalloc/build.rs
index 440c9fbf2f6..0aa46dc6d20 100644
--- a/src/liballoc_jemalloc/build.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc_jemalloc/build.rs
@@ -29,13 +29,20 @@ fn main() {
     // for targets like emscripten, even if we don't use it.
     let target = env::var("TARGET").expect("TARGET was not set");
     let host = env::var("HOST").expect("HOST was not set");
-    if target.contains("bitrig") || target.contains("cloudabi") || target.contains("emscripten") ||
-       target.contains("fuchsia") || target.contains("msvc") || target.contains("openbsd") ||
-       target.contains("redox") || target.contains("rumprun") || target.contains("wasm32") {
+    if target.contains("bitrig") || target.contains("emscripten") || target.contains("fuchsia") ||
+       target.contains("msvc") || target.contains("openbsd") || target.contains("redox") ||
+       target.contains("rumprun") || target.contains("wasm32") {
         println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=dummy_jemalloc");
         return;
     }
 
+    // CloudABI ships with a copy of jemalloc that has been patched to
+    // work well with sandboxing. Don't attempt to build our own copy,
+    // as it won't build.
+    if target.contains("cloudabi") {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if target.contains("android") {
         println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=gcc");
     } else if !target.contains("windows") && !target.contains("musl") {