diff --git a/eb_hooks.py b/eb_hooks.py
index 58523f160b..eaa3e5327e 100644
--- a/eb_hooks.py
+++ b/eb_hooks.py
@@ -312,6 +312,27 @@ def parse_hook_qt5_check_qtwebengine_disable(ec, eprefix):
         raise EasyBuildError("Qt5-specific hook triggered for non-Qt5 easyconfig?!")
 
 
+def parse_hook_sentencepiece_disable_tcmalloc_aarch64(ec, eprefix):
+    """
+    Disable using TCMalloc
+    """
+    cpu_target = get_eessi_envvar('EESSI_SOFTWARE_SUBDIR')
+    if ec.name == 'SentencePiece' and ec.version in ['0.2.0'] and cpu_target == CPU_TARGET_AARCH64_GENERIC:
+        print_msg("parse_hook for SentencePiece: OLD '%s'", ec['components'])
+        new_components = []
+        for item in ec['components']:
+            if item[2]['easyblock'] == 'CMakeMake':
+                new_item = item[2]
+                new_item['configopts'] = '-DSPM_ENABLE_TCMALLOC=OFF'
+                new_components.append((item[0], item[1], new_item))
+            else:
+                new_components.append(item)
+        ec['components'] = new_components
+        print_msg("parse_hook for SentencePiece: NEW '%s'", ec['components'])
+    else:
+        raise EasyBuildError("SentencePiece-specific hook triggered for non-SentencePiece easyconfig?!")
+
+
 def parse_hook_ucx_eprefix(ec, eprefix):
     """Make UCX aware of compatibility layer via additional configuration options."""
     if ec.name == 'UCX':
@@ -918,6 +939,7 @@ def pre_module_hook_librosa_augment_modluafooter(self, *args, **kwargs):
     'Pillow-SIMD' : parse_hook_Pillow_SIMD_harcoded_paths,
     'pybind11': parse_hook_pybind11_replace_catch2,
     'Qt5': parse_hook_qt5_check_qtwebengine_disable,
+    'SentencePiece': parse_hook_sentencepiece_disable_tcmalloc_aarch64,
     'UCX': parse_hook_ucx_eprefix,
 }