diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/dev.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/dev.py
index d7a718172..f991d3cc6 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/dev.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/dev.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class ValgrindDependency(PkgConfigDependency):
     link to its (static) libraries.
     '''
     def __init__(self, env, kwargs):
-        super().__init__('valgrind', env, None, kwargs)
+        super().__init__('valgrind', env, kwargs)
 
     def get_link_args(self):
         return []
diff --git a/test cases/linuxlike/5 dependency versions/meson.build b/test cases/linuxlike/5 dependency versions/meson.build
index ad513f20f..d4140b757 100644
--- a/test cases/linuxlike/5 dependency versions/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/linuxlike/5 dependency versions/meson.build	
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ endif
 
 objc_found = add_languages('objc', required : false)
 
-foreach d : ['sdl2', 'gnustep', 'wx', 'gl', 'python3', 'boost', 'gtest', 'gmock']
+foreach d : ['sdl2', 'gnustep', 'wxwidgets', 'gl', 'python3', 'boost', 'gtest', 'gmock', 'valgrind']
   if d == 'gnustep' and not objc_found
     message('Skipping gnustep because no ObjC compiler found')
   else