diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/valgrind/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/valgrind/default.nix
index ebd2d3ab07e0..fdf2bf1777f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/valgrind/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/valgrind/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, perl, gdb }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, perl, gdb, autoconf, automake }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "valgrind-3.5.0";
@@ -8,9 +8,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "105s4y6h5rsfvml1dfhsjvqgsxvnclbnxbpgk8b4ghpbpcr52fkl";
   };
 
+  # Make Valgrind compile with Glibc 2.11.
+  patches = [ ./glibc-2.11.patch ];
+  patchFlags = "-p0";
+  preConfigure = "autoreconf";
+
   # Perl is needed for `cg_annotate'.
   # GDB is needed to provide a sane default for `--db-command'.
-  buildInputs = [ perl ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!stdenv.isDarwin) gdb;
+  buildInputs = [ perl autoconf automake ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!stdenv.isDarwin) gdb;
 
   configureFlags =
     if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux" then ["--enable-only64bit"] else [];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/valgrind/glibc-2.11.patch b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/valgrind/glibc-2.11.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e2ce53217c9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/valgrind/glibc-2.11.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+r10941 from svn://svn.valgrind.org/valgrind/trunk
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+r10941 | bart | 2009-11-15 20:11:19 +0100 (Sun, 15 Nov 2009) | 2 lines
+
+Added support for glibc 2.11.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Index: configure.in
+===================================================================
+--- configure.in	(revision 10940)
++++ configure.in	(revision 10941)
+@@ -656,6 +656,16 @@
+ ],
+ GLIBC_VERSION="2.10")
+ 
++AC_EGREP_CPP([GLIBC_211], [
++#include <features.h>
++#ifdef __GNU_LIBRARY__
++ #if (__GLIBC__ == 2 && __GLIBC_MINOR__ == 11)
++  GLIBC_211
++ #endif
++#endif
++],
++GLIBC_VERSION="2.11")
++
+ AC_EGREP_CPP([AIX5_LIBC], [
+ #include <standards.h>
+ #if defined(_AIXVERSION_510) || defined(_AIXVERSION_520) || defined(_AIXVERSION_530)
+@@ -742,6 +752,13 @@
+ 	DEFAULT_SUPP="glibc-2.34567-NPTL-helgrind.supp ${DEFAULT_SUPP}"
+ 	DEFAULT_SUPP="glibc-2.X-drd.supp ${DEFAULT_SUPP}"
+ 	;;
++     2.11)
++	AC_MSG_RESULT(2.11 family)
++	AC_DEFINE([GLIBC_2_11], 1, [Define to 1 if you're using glibc 2.11.x])
++	DEFAULT_SUPP="glibc-2.X.supp ${DEFAULT_SUPP}"
++	DEFAULT_SUPP="glibc-2.34567-NPTL-helgrind.supp ${DEFAULT_SUPP}"
++	DEFAULT_SUPP="glibc-2.X-drd.supp ${DEFAULT_SUPP}"
++	;;
+      aix5)
+ 	AC_MSG_RESULT(AIX 5.1 or 5.2 or 5.3)
+ 	AC_DEFINE([AIX5_LIBC], 1, [Define to 1 if you're using AIX 5.1 or 5.2 or 5.3])
+@@ -755,7 +772,7 @@
+ 
+      *)
+ 	AC_MSG_RESULT(unsupported version)
+-	AC_MSG_ERROR([Valgrind requires glibc version 2.2 - 2.10])
++	AC_MSG_ERROR([Valgrind requires glibc version 2.2 - 2.11])
+ 	AC_MSG_ERROR([or AIX 5.1 or 5.2 or 5.3 GLIBC_VERSION])
+ 	AC_MSG_ERROR([or Darwin libc])
+ 	;;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 79c967531659..db363a8c6de6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3132,7 +3132,7 @@ let
   };
 
   valgrind = import ../development/tools/analysis/valgrind {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv perl gdb;
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv perl gdb autoconf automake;
   };
 
   xxdiff = builderDefsPackage (import ../development/tools/misc/xxdiff/3.2.nix) {