diff --git a/docs/how-to/how-to-profile-memory.md b/docs/how-to/how-to-profile-memory.md
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--- a/docs/how-to/how-to-profile-memory.md
+++ b/docs/how-to/how-to-profile-memory.md
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@ This crate provides an easy approach to dump memory profiling info.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 ### jemalloc
+jeprof is already compiled in the target directory of GreptimeDB. You can find the binary and use it.
+```
+# find jeprof binary
+find . -name 'jeprof'
+
+# add executable permission
+chmod +x <path_to_jeprof>
+```
+The path is usually under `./target/${PROFILE}/build/tikv-jemalloc-sys-${HASH}/out/build/bin/jeprof`.
+
+The default version of jemalloc installed from the package manager may not have the `--collapsed` option.
+You may need to check the whether the `jeprof` version is >= `5.3.0` if you want to install it from the package manager.
 ```bash
 # for macOS
 brew install jemalloc