diff --git a/package/php/php.mk b/package/php/php.mk
index a4481c45c7..e6bc1e47e1 100644
--- a/package/php/php.mk
+++ b/package/php/php.mk
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@ define PHP_DISABLE_PCRE_JIT
 	$(SED) '/^#define SUPPORT_JIT/d' $(@D)/ext/pcre/pcrelib/config.h
 endef
 
+define PHP_DISABLE_VALGRIND
+	$(SED) '/^#define HAVE_VALGRIND/d' $(@D)/main/php_config.h
+endef
+PHP_POST_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += PHP_DISABLE_VALGRIND
+
 ### Use external PCRE if it's available
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE),y)
 PHP_CONF_OPTS += --with-pcre-regex=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr