diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
index b47420f89ec..b035bf1c943 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_private.h
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
 #include <valgrind.h>
 #include <memcheck.h>
 #define VG(x) x
+#ifndef NDEBUG
 #define __gen_validate_value(x) VALGRIND_CHECK_MEM_IS_DEFINED(&(x), sizeof(x))
+#endif
 #else
 #define VG(x)
 #endif