diff --git a/package/jemalloc/jemalloc.mk b/package/jemalloc/jemalloc.mk
index 7086dfa9cd..f1c9ffe622 100644
--- a/package/jemalloc/jemalloc.mk
+++ b/package/jemalloc/jemalloc.mk
@@ -11,5 +11,14 @@ JEMALLOC_LICENSE = BSD-2c
 JEMALLOC_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 JEMALLOC_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_VALGRIND),y)
+JEMALLOC_DEPENDENCIES += valgrind
+JEMALLOC_CONF_OPTS += --enable-valgrind
+else
+JEMALLOC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-valgrind
+endif
+
+HOST_JEMALLOC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-valgrind
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))