diff --git a/utils/valgrind/Makefile b/utils/valgrind/Makefile
index 4db3d5a19..b52983ce1 100644
--- a/utils/valgrind/Makefile
+++ b/utils/valgrind/Makefile
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ DEFAULT_SUPP += "uclibc.supp"
 define Build/Compile	
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
+		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		all install
 endef
 
diff --git a/utils/valgrind/patches/100-a_out_header.patch b/utils/valgrind/patches/100-a_out_header.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad3de83d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/valgrind/patches/100-a_out_header.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- valgrind-3.2.3.orig/coregrind/m_debuginfo/readstabs.c
++++ valgrind-3.2.3/coregrind/m_debuginfo/readstabs.c
+@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
+ #include "priv_readstabs.h"        /* self */
+ 
+ /* --- !!! --- EXTERNAL HEADERS start --- !!! --- */
++#define CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_AOUT /* XXX */
+ #include <a.out.h> /* stabs defns */
+ /* --- !!! --- EXTERNAL HEADERS end --- !!! --- */
+