diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e1158c777..34c123775d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,8 +104,10 @@ if(ENABLE_TESTING)
     )
 
   ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(memcheck
+    COMMAND sed -i .bak s+/usr/bin/valgrind+`which valgrind`+ DartConfiguration.tcl
     COMMAND ctest -O memcheck.log -D ExperimentalMemCheck
     COMMAND tail -n1 memcheck.log | grep 'Memory checking results:' > /dev/null
     COMMAND rm -f memcheck.log
+    COMMAND mv DartConfiguration.tcl.bak DartConfiguration.tcl
     )
 endif()