diff --git a/srcpkgs/valgrind/patches/armv6.patch b/srcpkgs/valgrind/patches/armv6.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2f2294e77cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/valgrind/patches/armv6.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- configure
++++ configure
+@@ -5279,7 +5279,7 @@
+         ARCH_MAX="s390x"
+         ;;
+ 
+-     armv7*)
++     arm*)
+ 	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: ok (${host_cpu})" >&5
+ $as_echo "ok (${host_cpu})" >&6; }
+ 	ARCH_MAX="arm"