diff --git a/cpp/examples/minimal_build/build_arrow.sh b/cpp/examples/minimal_build/build_arrow.sh
index 402c312e4bc24..7045439c1a6fb 100755
--- a/cpp/examples/minimal_build/build_arrow.sh
+++ b/cpp/examples/minimal_build/build_arrow.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pushd $ARROW_BUILD_DIR
 # Enable the CSV reader as it's used by the example third-party build
 cmake /arrow/cpp \
     -DARROW_CSV=ON \
-    -DARROW_JEMALLOC=OFF \
+    -DARROW_MIMALLOC=OFF \
     $ARROW_CMAKE_OPTIONS
 
 make -j$NPROC
diff --git a/cpp/examples/tutorial_examples/build_arrow.sh b/cpp/examples/tutorial_examples/build_arrow.sh
index ec72a288c7ba5..4c08abdaae691 100755
--- a/cpp/examples/tutorial_examples/build_arrow.sh
+++ b/cpp/examples/tutorial_examples/build_arrow.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ cmake /arrow/cpp \
     -DARROW_DATASET=ON \
     -DARROW_FILESYSTEM=ON \
     -DARROW_PARQUET=ON \
-    -DARROW_JEMALLOC=OFF \
+    -DARROW_MIMALLOC=OFF \
     $ARROW_CMAKE_OPTIONS
 
 make -j$NPROC