diff --git a/lib/std/build.zig b/lib/std/build.zig
index 4e66ed4417..b84e9a0254 100644
--- a/lib/std/build.zig
+++ b/lib/std/build.zig
@@ -2286,9 +2286,9 @@ pub const LibExeObjStep = struct {
 
         if (self.valgrind_support) |valgrind_support| {
             if (valgrind_support) {
-                try zig_args.append("--enable-valgrind");
+                try zig_args.append("-fvalgrind");
             } else {
-                try zig_args.append("--disable-valgrind");
+                try zig_args.append("-fno-valgrind");
             }
         }