diff --git a/builder/website/Makefile.am b/builder/website/Makefile.am
index a5b1bcf97..6b609f641 100644
--- a/builder/website/Makefile.am
+++ b/builder/website/Makefile.am
@@ -45,3 +45,6 @@ CLEANFILES = *~
 # Validates the index file.
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = $(top_builddir)/run --test
 TESTS = validate.sh
+
+check-valgrind:
+	$(MAKE) VG="$(top_builddir)/run @VG@" check
diff --git a/builder/website/validate.sh b/builder/website/validate.sh
index 1c535e769..bd9a4ed1f 100755
--- a/builder/website/validate.sh
+++ b/builder/website/validate.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 export LANG=C
 set -e
 
-../virt-index-validate $srcdir/index
-../virt-index-validate $srcdir/index.asc
+$VG ../virt-index-validate $srcdir/index
+$VG ../virt-index-validate $srcdir/index.asc