diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 9043712..1ca7f30 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -60,3 +60,4 @@
 [submodule "libraries/jemalloc"]
 	path = libraries/jemalloc
 	url = https://github.com/jemalloc/jemalloc.git
+	branch = dev