diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 16d5fd32fb..9d6ce4f58a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2517,7 +2517,7 @@ case "$toolchain" in
     ;;
     valgrind-massif)
         target_exec_default="valgrind"
-        target_exec_args="--alloc-fn=av_malloc --alloc-fn=av_mallocz"
+        target_exec_args="--tool=massif --alloc-fn=av_malloc --alloc-fn=av_mallocz"
     ;;
     valgrind-memcheck)
         target_exec_default=${valgrind:-"valgrind"}