diff --git a/tor.spec.in b/tor.spec.in
index 38eec2b8e8..ef73745a30 100644
--- a/tor.spec.in
+++ b/tor.spec.in
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ for high-stakes anonymity.
 
 %build
 %if %{is_suse}
-%configure --with-tor-user=%{toruser} --with-tor-group=%{torgroup} \
+%configure --enable-openbsd-malloc --with-tor-user=%{toruser} --with-tor-group=%{torgroup} \
 	--build=%{_host} --host=%{_host} --target=%{_host} 
 %else
-%configure --with-tor-user=%{toruser} --with-tor-group=%{torgroup} \
+%configure --enable-openbsd-malloc --with-tor-user=%{toruser} --with-tor-group=%{torgroup} \
 	--build=%{_host} --host=%{_host} --target=%{_host} 
 %endif
 %make