diff --git a/src/batch/Cargo.toml b/src/batch/Cargo.toml
index ca3202bfe29b9..a53866cfde301 100644
--- a/src/batch/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/batch/Cargo.toml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ criterion = { version = "0.4", features = ["async_tokio", "async"] }
 rand = "0.8"
 tempfile = "3"
 
-[target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")'.dev-dependencies]
+[target.'cfg(unix)'.dev-dependencies]
 tikv-jemallocator = "0.5"
 
 [[bench]]
diff --git a/src/batch/benches/expand.rs b/src/batch/benches/expand.rs
index 9096c86d9ab0e..7c94cd6e176df 100644
--- a/src/batch/benches/expand.rs
+++ b/src/batch/benches/expand.rs
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ pub mod utils;
 
 use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, BatchSize, BenchmarkId, Criterion};
 use risingwave_batch::executor::{BoxedExecutor, ExpandExecutor};
-use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_linux;
+use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_unix;
 use risingwave_common::types::DataType;
 use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use utils::{create_input, execute_executor};
 
-enable_jemalloc_on_linux!();
+enable_jemalloc_on_unix!();
 
 fn create_expand_executor(
     column_subsets: Vec<Vec<usize>>,
diff --git a/src/batch/benches/filter.rs b/src/batch/benches/filter.rs
index afe3e6a8ad5aa..f2ef54cfcb343 100644
--- a/src/batch/benches/filter.rs
+++ b/src/batch/benches/filter.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub mod utils;
 
 use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, BatchSize, BenchmarkId, Criterion};
 use risingwave_batch::executor::{BoxedExecutor, FilterExecutor};
-use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_linux;
+use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_unix;
 use risingwave_common::types::{DataType, ScalarImpl};
 use risingwave_common::util::value_encoding::serialize_datum;
 use risingwave_expr::expr::build_from_prost;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use risingwave_pb::expr::{ExprNode, FunctionCall};
 use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use utils::{create_input, execute_executor};
 
-enable_jemalloc_on_linux!();
+enable_jemalloc_on_unix!();
 
 fn create_filter_executor(chunk_size: usize, chunk_num: usize) -> BoxedExecutor {
     const CHUNK_SIZE: usize = 1024;
diff --git a/src/batch/benches/hash_agg.rs b/src/batch/benches/hash_agg.rs
index 0e5ec4dd175db..06200ef4700b2 100644
--- a/src/batch/benches/hash_agg.rs
+++ b/src/batch/benches/hash_agg.rs
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ use itertools::Itertools;
 use risingwave_batch::executor::{BoxedExecutor, HashAggExecutor};
 use risingwave_common::catalog::{Field, Schema};
 use risingwave_common::types::DataType;
-use risingwave_common::{enable_jemalloc_on_linux, hash};
+use risingwave_common::{enable_jemalloc_on_unix, hash};
 use risingwave_expr::expr::AggKind;
 use risingwave_expr::vector_op::agg::AggStateFactory;
 use risingwave_pb::expr::{AggCall, InputRef};
 use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use utils::{create_input, execute_executor};
 
-enable_jemalloc_on_linux!();
+enable_jemalloc_on_unix!();
 
 fn create_agg_call(
     input_schema: &Schema,
diff --git a/src/batch/benches/hash_join.rs b/src/batch/benches/hash_join.rs
index 77f92c23dc189..971fc75ebf09b 100644
--- a/src/batch/benches/hash_join.rs
+++ b/src/batch/benches/hash_join.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use risingwave_batch::executor::{BoxedExecutor, JoinType};
 use risingwave_common::catalog::schema_test_utils::field_n;
 use risingwave_common::types::{DataType, ScalarImpl};
 use risingwave_common::util::value_encoding::serialize_datum;
-use risingwave_common::{enable_jemalloc_on_linux, hash};
+use risingwave_common::{enable_jemalloc_on_unix, hash};
 use risingwave_expr::expr::build_from_prost;
 use risingwave_pb::data::data_type::TypeName;
 use risingwave_pb::data::PbDatum;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use risingwave_pb::expr::expr_node::Type::{
 use risingwave_pb::expr::{ExprNode, FunctionCall};
 use utils::bench_join;
 
-enable_jemalloc_on_linux!();
+enable_jemalloc_on_unix!();
 
 fn create_hash_join_executor(
     join_type: JoinType,
diff --git a/src/batch/benches/limit.rs b/src/batch/benches/limit.rs
index 90136ce705dda..45d1fc3d17b35 100644
--- a/src/batch/benches/limit.rs
+++ b/src/batch/benches/limit.rs
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ pub mod utils;
 
 use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, BatchSize, BenchmarkId, Criterion};
 use risingwave_batch::executor::{BoxedExecutor, LimitExecutor};
-use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_linux;
+use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_unix;
 use risingwave_common::types::DataType;
 use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use utils::{create_input, execute_executor};
 
-enable_jemalloc_on_linux!();
+enable_jemalloc_on_unix!();
 
 fn create_limit_executor(
     chunk_size: usize,
diff --git a/src/batch/benches/nested_loop_join.rs b/src/batch/benches/nested_loop_join.rs
index 50486193c2f33..2c8b36cb6ff3e 100644
--- a/src/batch/benches/nested_loop_join.rs
+++ b/src/batch/benches/nested_loop_join.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub mod utils;
 
 use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
 use risingwave_batch::executor::{BoxedExecutor, JoinType, NestedLoopJoinExecutor};
-use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_linux;
+use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_unix;
 use risingwave_common::types::{DataType, ScalarImpl};
 use risingwave_common::util::value_encoding::serialize_datum;
 use risingwave_expr::expr::build_from_prost;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use risingwave_pb::expr::expr_node::Type::{
 use risingwave_pb::expr::{ExprNode, FunctionCall};
 use utils::{bench_join, create_input};
 
-enable_jemalloc_on_linux!();
+enable_jemalloc_on_unix!();
 
 fn create_nested_loop_join_executor(
     join_type: JoinType,
diff --git a/src/batch/benches/sort.rs b/src/batch/benches/sort.rs
index f8de2fa730e9c..d99670f04ad44 100644
--- a/src/batch/benches/sort.rs
+++ b/src/batch/benches/sort.rs
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ pub mod utils;
 
 use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, BatchSize, BenchmarkId, Criterion};
 use risingwave_batch::executor::{BoxedExecutor, SortExecutor};
-use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_linux;
+use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_unix;
 use risingwave_common::types::DataType;
 use risingwave_common::util::sort_util::{ColumnOrder, OrderType};
 use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use utils::{create_input, execute_executor};
 
-enable_jemalloc_on_linux!();
+enable_jemalloc_on_unix!();
 
 fn create_order_by_executor(
     chunk_size: usize,
diff --git a/src/batch/benches/top_n.rs b/src/batch/benches/top_n.rs
index 9d3a51a8a0320..717fcab2d497a 100644
--- a/src/batch/benches/top_n.rs
+++ b/src/batch/benches/top_n.rs
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ pub mod utils;
 
 use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, BatchSize, BenchmarkId, Criterion};
 use risingwave_batch::executor::{BoxedExecutor, TopNExecutor};
-use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_linux;
+use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_unix;
 use risingwave_common::types::DataType;
 use risingwave_common::util::sort_util::{ColumnOrder, OrderType};
 use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use utils::{create_input, execute_executor};
 
-enable_jemalloc_on_linux!();
+enable_jemalloc_on_unix!();
 
 fn create_top_n_executor(
     chunk_size: usize,
diff --git a/src/cmd/Cargo.toml b/src/cmd/Cargo.toml
index 7a53b0400a5d0..115cb9d397d1e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/cmd/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ tokio = { version = "0.2", package = "madsim-tokio", features = [
 workspace-config = { path = "../utils/workspace-config", optional = true }
 workspace-hack = { path = "../workspace-hack" }
 
-[target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")'.dependencies]
+[target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
 tikv-jemallocator = { version = "0.5", features = ["profiling", "stats"] }
 
 [[bin]]
diff --git a/src/cmd/src/bin/compactor.rs b/src/cmd/src/bin/compactor.rs
index 708e849a479c1..1588e7635bea8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/src/bin/compactor.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/src/bin/compactor.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 #![cfg_attr(coverage, feature(no_coverage))]
 
-use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_linux;
+use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_unix;
 
-enable_jemalloc_on_linux!();
+enable_jemalloc_on_unix!();
 
 #[cfg_attr(coverage, no_coverage)]
 fn main() {
diff --git a/src/cmd/src/bin/compute_node.rs b/src/cmd/src/bin/compute_node.rs
index cfef0e095f9bc..a15d9b206ba8a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/src/bin/compute_node.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/src/bin/compute_node.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 #![cfg_attr(coverage, feature(no_coverage))]
 
-use risingwave_common::enable_task_local_jemalloc_on_linux;
+use risingwave_common::enable_task_local_jemalloc_on_unix;
 
-enable_task_local_jemalloc_on_linux!();
+enable_task_local_jemalloc_on_unix!();
 
 #[cfg_attr(coverage, no_coverage)]
 fn main() {
diff --git a/src/cmd/src/bin/ctl.rs b/src/cmd/src/bin/ctl.rs
index af694b694bd29..ca529a919e734 100644
--- a/src/cmd/src/bin/ctl.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/src/bin/ctl.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 #![cfg_attr(coverage, feature(no_coverage))]
 
 use anyhow::Result;
-use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_linux;
+use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_unix;
 
-enable_jemalloc_on_linux!();
+enable_jemalloc_on_unix!();
 
 #[cfg_attr(coverage, no_coverage)]
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
diff --git a/src/cmd/src/bin/frontend_node.rs b/src/cmd/src/bin/frontend_node.rs
index 1c212e83964b1..5c5c4f66c473d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/src/bin/frontend_node.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/src/bin/frontend_node.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 #![cfg_attr(coverage, feature(no_coverage))]
 
-use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_linux;
+use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_unix;
 
-enable_jemalloc_on_linux!();
+enable_jemalloc_on_unix!();
 
 #[cfg_attr(coverage, no_coverage)]
 fn main() {
diff --git a/src/cmd/src/bin/meta_node.rs b/src/cmd/src/bin/meta_node.rs
index d8096a6ff9a4b..2b83291038532 100644
--- a/src/cmd/src/bin/meta_node.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/src/bin/meta_node.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 #![cfg_attr(coverage, feature(no_coverage))]
 
-use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_linux;
+use risingwave_common::enable_jemalloc_on_unix;
 
-enable_jemalloc_on_linux!();
+enable_jemalloc_on_unix!();
 
 #[cfg_attr(coverage, no_coverage)]
 fn main() {
diff --git a/src/cmd_all/Cargo.toml b/src/cmd_all/Cargo.toml
index a8b02c9c99c70..8ad41939680c7 100644
--- a/src/cmd_all/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/cmd_all/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ tracing = { version = "0.1" }
 workspace-config = { path = "../utils/workspace-config", optional = true }
 workspace-hack = { path = "../workspace-hack" }
 
-[target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")'.dependencies]
+[target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
 tikv-jemallocator = { version = "0.5", features = ["profiling", "stats"] }
 
 [[bin]]
diff --git a/src/cmd_all/src/bin/risingwave.rs b/src/cmd_all/src/bin/risingwave.rs
index 5c014b9001194..1556682843267 100644
--- a/src/cmd_all/src/bin/risingwave.rs
+++ b/src/cmd_all/src/bin/risingwave.rs
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ use std::env;
 use anyhow::{bail, Result};
 use clap::Parser;
 use risingwave_cmd_all::playground;
-use risingwave_common::enable_task_local_jemalloc_on_linux;
+use risingwave_common::enable_task_local_jemalloc_on_unix;
 use tracing::Level;
 
-enable_task_local_jemalloc_on_linux!();
+enable_task_local_jemalloc_on_unix!();
 
 type RwFns = HashMap<&'static str, Box<dyn Fn(Vec<String>) -> Result<()>>>;
 
diff --git a/src/common/src/jemalloc.rs b/src/common/src/jemalloc.rs
index 3c13db1866ca3..5b7e1e4a2baed 100644
--- a/src/common/src/jemalloc.rs
+++ b/src/common/src/jemalloc.rs
@@ -14,18 +14,18 @@
 
 /// If <https://github.com/tikv/jemallocator/issues/22> is resolved, we may inline this
 #[macro_export]
-macro_rules! enable_jemalloc_on_linux {
+macro_rules! enable_jemalloc_on_unix {
     () => {
-        #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+        #[cfg(unix)]
         #[global_allocator]
         static GLOBAL: tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc = tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc;
     };
 }
 
 #[macro_export]
-macro_rules! enable_task_local_jemalloc_on_linux {
+macro_rules! enable_task_local_jemalloc_on_unix {
     () => {
-        #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+        #[cfg(unix)]
         #[global_allocator]
         static GLOBAL: task_stats_alloc::TaskLocalAlloc<tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc> =
             task_stats_alloc::TaskLocalAlloc(tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc);
diff --git a/src/compute/src/memory_management/mod.rs b/src/compute/src/memory_management/mod.rs
index 6e3c7526af8aa..89d6f8b1a63b2 100644
--- a/src/compute/src/memory_management/mod.rs
+++ b/src/compute/src/memory_management/mod.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 pub mod memory_manager;
+
+// Only enable the non-trivial policies on Linux as it relies on statistics from `jemalloc-ctl`
+// which might be inaccurate on other platforms.
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 pub mod policy;