diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index d71b1261bd08..938e4ff37608 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -79,11 +79,13 @@ build:clang-asan --linkopt -fuse-ld=lld
 build:clang-asan --linkopt --rtlib=compiler-rt
 build:clang-asan --linkopt --unwindlib=libgcc
 
-# macOS ASAN/UBSAN
+# macOS
 build:macos --cxxopt=-std=c++17
 build:macos --action_env=PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/local/bin
 build:macos --host_action_env=PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/local/bin
+build:macos --define tcmalloc=disabled
 
+# macOS ASAN/UBSAN
 build:macos-asan --config=asan
 # Workaround, see https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/6932
 build:macos-asan --copt -Wno-macro-redefined
diff --git a/docs/root/version_history/current.rst b/docs/root/version_history/current.rst
index 682d16a62a9c..cfb61803c765 100644
--- a/docs/root/version_history/current.rst
+++ b/docs/root/version_history/current.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Bug Fixes
 * http: remove redundant Warn log in HTTP codec.
 * listener: fix a crash when updating any listener that does not bind to port.
 * listener: listener add can reuse the listener socket of a draining filter chain listener and fix the request lost.
+* mac: fix crash on startup on macOS 12 by changing the default allocator.
 
 Removed Config or Runtime
 -------------------------