diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ce981d1b871b6..4793ffdf5209e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ PHP_ARG_WITH([valgrind],
   [whether to enable valgrind support],
   [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-valgrind],
     [Enable valgrind support])],
-  [yes],
+  [no],
   [no])
 
 if test "$PHP_VALGRIND" != "no"; then