diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index f808353966..a557dd3c26 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -43,13 +43,23 @@ const cflags = &[_][]const u8{
 const compilers = &[_][]const u8{ "zig", "clang", "gcc", "tcc" };
 
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
-    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
     const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
 
     const cc = b.option([]const u8, "cc", "C compiler") orelse "zig";
     const no_exec = b.option(bool, "no-exec", "Compile test binary without running it") orelse false;
     const valgrind = b.option(bool, "valgrind", "Run tests under valgrind") orelse false;
 
+    const target = blk: {
+        var query = b.standardTargetOptionsQueryOnly(.{});
+        if (valgrind) {
+            const arch = query.cpu_arch orelse builtin.cpu.arch;
+            if (arch == .x86_64) {
+                query.cpu_features_sub.addFeature(@intFromEnum(std.Target.x86.Feature.avx512f));
+            }
+        }
+        break :blk b.resolveTargetQuery(query);
+    };
+
     const test_step = b.step("test", "Run unit tests");
     addTestStep(b, test_step, target, optimize, cc, no_exec, valgrind);