diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6dbeb285..4efb65d8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -260,11 +260,11 @@ if test "x$DEBUG" = xno; then
 fi
 if test "x$DEBUG" != xno; then
 	AC_DEFINE(HAS_EXTRA_DEBUG,1,[Enable additional debugging])
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(VALGRIND, [valgrind],
+			  AC_DEFINE([HAVE_VALGRIND], 0, [Use valgind intrinsics to suppress false warings]),)
 fi
 if test "x$DEBUG" = xfull; then
 	AC_DEFINE(HAS_DEBUG_FULL,1,[Enable all debugging])
-	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(VALGRIND, [valgrind],
-			  AC_DEFINE([HAVE_VALGRIND], 0, [Use valgind intrinsics to suppress false warings]),)
         CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -O0 -ggdb3"
 fi