1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_225.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_225.bb
index 20391d773a..ea964131fb 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_225.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_225.bb
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = " --with-rootprefix=${rootprefix} \
 # uclibc does not have NSS
 EXTRA_OECONF_append_libc-uclibc = " --disable-myhostname "
 
+# per the systemd README, define VALGRIND=1 to run under valgrind
+CFLAGS .= "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'valgrind', ' -DVALGRIND=1', '', d)}"
+
 # disable problematic GCC 5.2 optimizations [YOCTO #8291]
 FULL_OPTIMIZATION_append_arm = " -fno-schedule-insns -fno-schedule-insns2"