diff --git a/BUILD-INSTRUCTIONS.txt b/BUILD-INSTRUCTIONS.txt
index 0ddd16070..d3b3e4330 100644
--- a/BUILD-INSTRUCTIONS.txt
+++ b/BUILD-INSTRUCTIONS.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ Add all the above code to your .bashrc or .bash_login as appropriate.  Then
 you're ready to install packages in non-standard paths:
 
 #For autotools packages e.g. xmlrpc-c
-./configure --prefix=$PREFIX --libdir=$PREFIX/lib64 [other options here]
+./configure --prefix=$PREFIX --libdir=$LIBDIR [other options here]
+
+#For tcmalloc (we only need the minimal version)
+./configure --prefix=$PREFIX --libdir=$LIBDIR --enable-shared --enable-static --enable-minimal
 
 #For Boost:
 ./bootstrap.sh
diff --git a/Jamroot b/Jamroot
index 62d940905..b6108baf9 100644
--- a/Jamroot
+++ b/Jamroot
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ include $(TOP)/jam-files/sanity.jam ;
 boost 103600 ;
 external-lib z ;
 
-if ! [ option.get "without-tcmalloc" : : "yes" ] && [ test_library "tcmalloc" ] {
-  external-lib tcmalloc ;
-  requirements += <threading>multi:<library>tcmalloc ;
+if ! [ option.get "without-tcmalloc" : : "yes" ] && [ test_library "tcmalloc_minimal" ] {
+  external-lib tcmalloc_minimal ;
+  requirements += <threading>multi:<library>tcmalloc_minimal ;
 }
 
 if [ option.get "enable-mpi" : : "yes" ] {