diff --git a/openvdb.spec b/openvdb.spec
index f1cbd3c..424820f 100644
--- a/openvdb.spec
+++ b/openvdb.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:           openvdb
 Version:        7.0.0
-Release:        6%{?dist}
+Release:        7%{?dist}
 Summary:        C++ library for sparse volumetric data discretized on three-dimensional grids
 License:        MPLv2.0
 URL:            http://www.openvdb.org/
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ export CXXFLAGS="%{optflags} -Wl,--as-needed"
 %if 0%{?fedora}
     -DOPENVDB_BUILD_PYTHON_MODULE=ON \
 %endif
+%if 0%{?rhel}
+    -DCONCURRENT_MALLOC=None \
+%endif
     -DOPENVDB_BUILD_UNITTESTS=OFF \
     -DOPENVDB_ENABLE_RPATH=OFF \
     -DOPENVDB_INSTALL_CMAKE_MODULES=OFF \
@@ -151,6 +154,9 @@ find %{buildroot} -name '*.a' -delete
 %{_libdir}/*.so
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Jun 21 2020 Luya Tshimbalanga <luya@fedoraproject.org> - 7.0.0-7
+- Disable jemalloc build for RHEL and its derivative
+
 * Thu May 28 2020 Jonathan Wakely <jwakely@redhat.com> - 7.0.0-6
 - Rebuilt for Boost 1.73