diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 15f7d7fad1ed58b6298fc4697862dd5abcfbdfb6..2b6f4507439394a84321053f82ff3c4c7d9b0b47 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3243,7 +3243,7 @@ fi
 
 enabled debug && add_cflags -g"$debuglevel" && add_asflags -g"$debuglevel"
 enabled coverage && add_cflags "-fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage" && add_ldflags "-fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage"
-test -n "$valgrind" && target_exec="$valgrind --error-exitcode=1 --malloc-fill=0x2a --track-origins=yes --leak-check=full --gen-suppressions=all --suppressions=tests/fate-valgrind.supp"
+test -n "$valgrind" && target_exec="$valgrind --error-exitcode=1 --malloc-fill=0x2a --track-origins=yes --leak-check=full --gen-suppressions=all --suppressions=$source_path/tests/fate-valgrind.supp"
 
 # add some useful compiler flags if supported
 check_cflags -Wdeclaration-after-statement