diff --git a/src/bin/e_start_main.c b/src/bin/e_start_main.c
index 5287b5c7e..53045043b 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_start_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_start_main.c
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
    copy_args(args + i, argv + 1, argc - 1);
    args[i + argc - 1] = NULL;
 
+   if (valgrind_tool || valgrind_mode)
+     really_know = EINA_TRUE;
+
 #if defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) || \
    (defined (__MACH__) && defined (__APPLE__))
    execv(args[0], args);