diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5a71f457c6ca3ff77c9bb4d080d763b069930061..9d0c14931ceb801ebecf2fbe90217191c94bb6b8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -723,6 +723,9 @@ ubsan_crash_test:
 	COMPILE_WITH_UBSAN=1 $(MAKE) crash_test
 	$(MAKE) clean
 
+valgrind_test:
+	DISABLE_JEMALLOC=1 $(MAKE) valgrind_check
+
 valgrind_check: $(TESTS)
 	$(MAKE) DRIVER="$(VALGRIND_VER) $(VALGRIND_OPTS)" gen_parallel_tests
 	$(AM_V_GEN)if test "$(J)" != 1                                  \