diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 728bce6d..062d5cdb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ endif
 ifdef D
 	CFLAGS+=-Werror
 	CFLAGS+=-DCONFIG_BCACHEFS_DEBUG=y
-	CFLAGS+=-DCONFIG_VALGRIND=y
 endif
+	CFLAGS+=-DCONFIG_VALGRIND=y
 
 PKGCONFIG_LIBS="blkid uuid liburcu libsodium zlib liblz4 libzstd libudev"
 ifdef BCACHEFS_FUSE