diff --git a/ci/cirrus.sh b/ci/cirrus.sh
index 8d828186..cb3c4219 100755
--- a/ci/cirrus.sh
+++ b/ci/cirrus.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ if [ -n "$WRAPPER_CMD" ]; then
     $WRAPPER_CMD --version
 fi
 
+# Workaround for https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=452758 (fixed in valgrind 3.20.0).
+case "${CC:-undefined}" in
+    clang*)
+        if [ "$CTIMETESTS" = "yes" ] && [ "$WITH_VALGRIND" = "yes" ]
+        then
+            export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:+$CFLAGS }-gdwarf-4"
+        else
+            case "$WRAPPER_CMD" in
+                valgrind*)
+                    export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:+$CFLAGS }-gdwarf-4"
+                    ;;
+            esac
+        fi
+        ;;
+esac
+
 ./autogen.sh
 
 ./configure \