diff --git a/community/mongodb/PKGBUILD b/community/mongodb/PKGBUILD
index b1e427d19..a47578ab3 100644
--- a/community/mongodb/PKGBUILD
+++ b/community/mongodb/PKGBUILD
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #  - build -j2 (RAM constraints)
 #  - use system v8 (older 3.16 package)
 #  - disable WiredTiger storage engine (FTBFS)
+#  - use system tcmalloc (from added gperftools dependency)
 
 pkgname=mongodb
 pkgver=3.0.6
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ pkgdesc='A high-performance, open source, schema-free document-oriented database
 arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
 url='http://www.mongodb.org'
 license=('AGPL3')
-depends=('boost-libs' 'pcre' 'snappy' 'openssl' 'v8-3.16' 'libsasl')
+depends=('boost-libs' 'pcre' 'snappy' 'openssl' 'v8-3.16' 'libsasl' 'gperftools')
 makedepends=('scons' 'readline' 'ncurses' 'libpcap' 'boost')
 checkdepends=('python2-pymongo')
 optdepends=('libpcap: needed for mongosniff'
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ _scons_args=(
   --disable-warnings-as-errors
   --use-system-v8
   --wiredtiger=off
+  --use-system-tcmalloc
 )
 # --use-system-yaml (Doesn't compile)
 # --use-system-tcmalloc (Disabled as upstream suggests in https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-17447?focusedCommentId=841890&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-841890)