diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/scripts/kodi-config b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/scripts/kodi-config
index 5844ebc6c0..668b706101 100755
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/scripts/kodi-config
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/scripts/kodi-config
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ else #arm
   echo "MALLOC_MMAP_THRESHOLD_=8192" >> /run/libreelec/kodi.conf
 fi
 
+if [ -f /usr/lib/libtcmalloc_minimal.so ] ; then
+  echo "LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libtcmalloc_minimal.so" >> /run/libreelec/kodi.conf
+fi
+
 if [ -f /storage/.config/kodi.conf ] ; then
   cat /storage/.config/kodi.conf >>/run/libreelec/kodi.conf
 fi