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diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index ef61e39171..5b0ccfed96 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -2527,6 +2527,13 @@ def WriteConfigSettings():
             # If we don't have mimalloc, use DeletedBufferChain as fallback,
             # which is still more efficient than malloc.
             dtool_config["USE_DELETED_CHAIN"] = '1'
+    # this will resolve a crash on apple silicon systems
+    elif GetTarget() == 'darwin':
+        # check for system architecture arm64
+        if os.uname().machine == 'arm64':
+            dtool_config["USE_DELETED_CHAIN"] = '1'
+        else:
+            dtool_config["USE_DELETED_CHAIN"] = 'UNDEF'
     else:
         # On other systems, the default malloc seems to be fine.
         dtool_config["USE_DELETED_CHAIN"] = 'UNDEF'