diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d9fdebd7..bcd63632 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1879,6 +1879,14 @@ if test "x$have__pthread_mutex_init_calloc_cb" = "x1" ; then
   wrap_syms="${wrap_syms} _malloc_prefork _malloc_postfork"
 fi
 
+AC_CHECK_FUNC([memcntl],
+	      [have_memcntl="1"],
+	      [have_memcntl="0"],
+	      )
+if test "x$have_memcntl" = "x1" ; then
+  AC_DEFINE([JEMALLOC_HAVE_MEMCNTL], [ ])
+fi
+
 dnl Disable lazy locking by default.
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([lazy_lock],
   [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-lazy-lock],
diff --git a/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal_defs.h.in b/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal_defs.h.in
index 83e733e3..0aef0bb3 100644
--- a/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal_defs.h.in
+++ b/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal_defs.h.in
@@ -301,6 +301,11 @@
  */
 #undef JEMALLOC_THP
 
+/*
+ * Defined if memcntl page admin call is supported
+ */
+#undef JEMALLOC_HAVE_MEMCNTL
+
 /* Define if operating system has alloca.h header. */
 #undef JEMALLOC_HAS_ALLOCA_H
 
diff --git a/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_preamble.h.in b/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_preamble.h.in
index 66302ab3..740fcfcb 100644
--- a/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_preamble.h.in
+++ b/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_preamble.h.in
@@ -217,4 +217,12 @@ static const bool config_high_res_timer =
 #endif
     ;
 
+static const bool have_memcntl =
+#ifdef JEMALLOC_HAVE_MEMCNTL
+    true
+#else
+    false
+#endif
+    ;
+
 #endif /* JEMALLOC_PREAMBLE_H */
diff --git a/src/jemalloc.c b/src/jemalloc.c
index b468d821..9b5ce681 100644
--- a/src/jemalloc.c
+++ b/src/jemalloc.c
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ malloc_conf_init_helper(sc_data_t *sc_data, unsigned bin_shard_sizes[SC_NBINS],
 				for (int i = 0; i < thp_mode_names_limit; i++) {
 					if (strncmp(thp_mode_names[i],v, vlen)
 					    == 0) {
-						if (!have_madvise_huge) {
+						if (!have_madvise_huge && !have_memcntl) {
 							CONF_ERROR(
 							    "No THP support",
 							    k, klen, v, vlen);
diff --git a/src/pages.c b/src/pages.c
index 9413d874..0ddc5ba0 100644
--- a/src/pages.c
+++ b/src/pages.c
@@ -363,8 +363,13 @@ pages_huge_impl(void *addr, size_t size, bool aligned) {
 		assert(HUGEPAGE_ADDR2BASE(addr) == addr);
 		assert(HUGEPAGE_CEILING(size) == size);
 	}
-#ifdef JEMALLOC_HAVE_MADVISE_HUGE
+#if defined(JEMALLOC_HAVE_MADVISE_HUGE)
 	return (madvise(addr, size, MADV_HUGEPAGE) != 0);
+#elif defined(JEMALLOC_HAVE_MEMCNTL)
+	struct memcntl_mha m = {0};
+	m.mha_cmd = MHA_MAPSIZE_VA;
+	m.mha_pagesize = HUGEPAGE;
+	return (memcntl(addr, size, MC_HAT_ADVISE, (caddr_t)&m, 0, 0) == 0);
 #else
 	return true;
 #endif
@@ -561,14 +566,14 @@ pages_set_thp_state (void *ptr, size_t size) {
 
 static void
 init_thp_state(void) {
-	if (!have_madvise_huge) {
+	if (!have_madvise_huge && !have_memcntl) {
 		if (metadata_thp_enabled() && opt_abort) {
 			malloc_write("<jemalloc>: no MADV_HUGEPAGE support\n");
 			abort();
 		}
 		goto label_error;
 	}
-
+#if defined(JEMALLOC_HAVE_MADVISE_HUGE)
 	static const char sys_state_madvise[] = "always [madvise] never\n";
 	static const char sys_state_always[] = "[always] madvise never\n";
 	static const char sys_state_never[] = "always madvise [never]\n";
@@ -608,6 +613,10 @@ init_thp_state(void) {
 		goto label_error;
 	}
 	return;
+#elif defined(JEMALLOC_HAVE_MEMCNTL)
+	init_system_thp_mode = thp_mode_default;
+	return;
+#endif
 label_error:
 	opt_thp = init_system_thp_mode = thp_mode_not_supported;
 }