diff --git a/t/t0060-path-utils.sh b/t/t0060-path-utils.sh
index 2fe6ae6a4e..aa35350b6f 100755
--- a/t/t0060-path-utils.sh
+++ b/t/t0060-path-utils.sh
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ test_lazy_prereq CAN_EXEC_IN_PWD '
 	./git rev-parse
 '
 
-test_expect_success RUNTIME_PREFIX,CAN_EXEC_IN_PWD 'RUNTIME_PREFIX works' '
+test_expect_success !VALGRIND,RUNTIME_PREFIX,CAN_EXEC_IN_PWD 'RUNTIME_PREFIX works' '
 	mkdir -p pretend/bin pretend/libexec/git-core &&
 	echo "echo HERE" | write_script pretend/libexec/git-core/git-here &&
 	cp "$GIT_EXEC_PATH"/git$X pretend/bin/ &&
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ test_expect_success RUNTIME_PREFIX,CAN_EXEC_IN_PWD 'RUNTIME_PREFIX works' '
 	echo HERE >expect &&
 	test_cmp expect actual'
 
-test_expect_success RUNTIME_PREFIX,CAN_EXEC_IN_PWD '%(prefix)/ works' '
+test_expect_success !VALGRIND,RUNTIME_PREFIX,CAN_EXEC_IN_PWD '%(prefix)/ works' '
 	mkdir -p pretend/bin &&
 	cp "$GIT_EXEC_PATH"/git$X pretend/bin/ &&
 	git config yes.path "%(prefix)/yes" &&
diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index 531cef097d..7f3d323e93 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -1666,6 +1666,7 @@ test -n "$USE_LIBPCRE2" && test_set_prereq PCRE
 test -n "$USE_LIBPCRE2" && test_set_prereq LIBPCRE2
 test -z "$NO_GETTEXT" && test_set_prereq GETTEXT
 test -n "$SANITIZE_LEAK" && test_set_prereq SANITIZE_LEAK
+test -n "$GIT_VALGRIND_ENABLED" && test_set_prereq VALGRIND
 
 if test -z "$GIT_TEST_CHECK_CACHE_TREE"
 then