diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/collectd/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/collectd/package.py
index 65767b3241..3668f95887 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/collectd/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/collectd/package.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class Collectd(AutotoolsPackage):
     version('5.11.0', sha256='639676d09c5980ceea90b5a97811a9647d94e368528cce7cea3d43f0f308465d')
     version('5.10.0', sha256='bcde95a3997b5eee448d247d9414854994b3592cb9fb4fecd6ff78082cc28a1b')
 
+    depends_on('valgrind', type='test')
     depends_on('m4',       type='build')
     depends_on('autoconf', type='build')
     depends_on('automake', type='build')