diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 90c2d766..26e08261 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ endif()
 #           ####   #          #       #     ####   #    #   ####
 #
 
-set(MDBX_BUILD_OPTIONS ENABLE_UBSAN ENABLE_ASAN MDBX_USE_VALGRIND ENABLE_GPROF ENABLE_GCOV)
+set(MDBX_BUILD_OPTIONS ENABLE_UBSAN ENABLE_ASAN ENABLE_MEMCHECK ENABLE_GPROF ENABLE_GCOV)
 macro(add_mdbx_option NAME DESCRIPTION DEFAULT)
   list(APPEND MDBX_BUILD_OPTIONS ${NAME})
   if(NOT ${DEFAULT} STREQUAL "AUTO")
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 104ae372..d6e222b5 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -428,13 +428,13 @@ test-singleprocess: build-test
 	@echo '  RUNNING `test/long_stochastic.sh --single --loops 2`...'
 	$(QUIET)test/long_stochastic.sh --dont-check-ram-size --single --loops 2 --db-upto-mb 256 --skip-make --taillog >$(TEST_LOG) || (cat $(TEST_LOG) && false)
 
-test-valgrind: CFLAGS_EXTRA=-Ofast -DMDBX_USE_VALGRIND
+test-valgrind: CFLAGS_EXTRA=-Ofast -DENABLE_MEMCHECK
 test-valgrind: build-test
 	@echo '  RUNNING `test/long_stochastic.sh --with-valgrind --loops 2`...'
 	$(QUIET)test/long_stochastic.sh --with-valgrind --loops 2 --db-upto-mb 256 --skip-make >$(TEST_LOG) || (cat $(TEST_LOG) && false)
 
 memcheck: VALGRIND=valgrind --trace-children=yes --log-file=valgrind-%p.log --leak-check=full --track-origins=yes --read-var-info=yes --error-exitcode=42 --suppressions=test/valgrind_suppress.txt
-memcheck: CFLAGS_EXTRA=-Ofast -DMDBX_USE_VALGRIND
+memcheck: CFLAGS_EXTRA=-Ofast -DENABLE_MEMCHECK
 memcheck: build-test
 	@echo "  SMOKE \`mdbx_test basic\` under Valgrind's memcheck..."
 	$(QUIET)rm -f valgrind-*.log $(TEST_DB) $(TEST_LOG).gz && (set -o pipefail; ( \
diff --git a/cmake/profile.cmake b/cmake/profile.cmake
index f13b6976..e4973f51 100644
--- a/cmake/profile.cmake
+++ b/cmake/profile.cmake
@@ -24,6 +24,25 @@ endif()
 cmake_policy(PUSH)
 cmake_policy(VERSION ${CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_VERSION})
 
+unset(MEMCHECK_OPTION_NAME)
+if(NOT DEFINED ENABLE_MEMCHECK)
+  if (DEFINED MDBX_USE_VALGRIND)
+    set(MEMCHECK_OPTION_NAME "MDBX_USE_VALGRIND")
+  elseif(DEFINED ENABLE_VALGRIND)
+    set(MEMCHECK_OPTION_NAME "ENABLE_VALGRIND")
+  else()
+    set(MEMCHECK_OPTION_NAME "ENABLE_MEMCHECK")
+  endif()
+  if(MEMCHECK_OPTION_NAME STREQUAL "ENABLE_MEMCHECK")
+    option(ENABLE_MEMCHECK
+      "Enable integration with valgrind, a memory analyzing tool" OFF)
+  elseif(${MEMCHECK_OPTION_NAME})
+    set(ENABLE_MEMCHECK ON)
+  else()
+    set(ENABLE_MEMCHECK OFF)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 include(CheckLibraryExists)
 check_library_exists(gcov __gcov_flush "" HAVE_GCOV)
 
@@ -33,23 +52,23 @@ option(ENABLE_GCOV
 option(ENABLE_GPROF
   "Enable integration with gprof, a performance analyzing tool" OFF)
 
-if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LOADED)
-  include(CheckIncludeFileCXX)
-  check_include_file_cxx(valgrind/memcheck.h HAVE_VALGRIND_MEMCHECK_H)
-else()
-  include(CheckIncludeFile)
-  check_include_file(valgrind/memcheck.h HAVE_VALGRIND_MEMCHECK_H)
-endif()
-
-option(MDBX_USE_VALGRIND "Enable integration with valgrind, a memory analyzing tool" OFF)
-if(MDBX_USE_VALGRIND AND NOT HAVE_VALGRIND_MEMCHECK_H)
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "MDBX_USE_VALGRIND option is set but valgrind/memcheck.h is not found")
-endif()
-
 option(ENABLE_ASAN
   "Enable AddressSanitizer, a fast memory error detector based on compiler instrumentation" OFF)
 
 option(ENABLE_UBSAN
   "Enable UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer, a fast undefined behavior detector based on compiler instrumentation" OFF)
 
+if(ENABLE_MEMCHECK)
+  if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LOADED)
+    include(CheckIncludeFileCXX)
+    check_include_file_cxx(valgrind/memcheck.h HAVE_VALGRIND_MEMCHECK_H)
+  else()
+    include(CheckIncludeFile)
+    check_include_file(valgrind/memcheck.h HAVE_VALGRIND_MEMCHECK_H)
+  endif()
+  if(NOT HAVE_VALGRIND_MEMCHECK_H)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "${MEMCHECK_OPTION_NAME} option is set but valgrind/memcheck.h is not found")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 cmake_policy(POP)
diff --git a/src/base.h b/src/base.h
index fd730945..8f1d533f 100644
--- a/src/base.h
+++ b/src/base.h
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ __extern_C key_t ftok(const char *, int);
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-#if defined(MDBX_USE_VALGRIND)
+#if defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK)
 #include <valgrind/memcheck.h>
 #ifndef VALGRIND_DISABLE_ADDR_ERROR_REPORTING_IN_RANGE
 /* LY: available since Valgrind 3.10 */
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ __extern_C key_t ftok(const char *, int);
 #define VALGRIND_CHECK_MEM_IS_ADDRESSABLE(a, s) (0)
 #define VALGRIND_CHECK_MEM_IS_DEFINED(a, s) (0)
 #define RUNNING_ON_VALGRIND (0)
-#endif /* MDBX_USE_VALGRIND */
+#endif /* ENABLE_MEMCHECK */
 
 #ifdef __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__
 #include <sanitizer/asan_interface.h>
diff --git a/src/config.h.in b/src/config.h.in
index 0304db03..88a282c8 100644
--- a/src/config.h.in
+++ b/src/config.h.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 /* clang-format off */
 
 #cmakedefine LTO_ENABLED
-#cmakedefine MDBX_USE_VALGRIND
+#cmakedefine ENABLE_MEMCHECK
 #cmakedefine ENABLE_GPROF
 #cmakedefine ENABLE_GCOV
 #cmakedefine ENABLE_ASAN
diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 56fb4f6b..e94f4eba 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -4935,7 +4935,7 @@ status_done:
       return MDBX_SUCCESS;
     }
 
-#if !MDBX_DEBUG && !defined(MDBX_USE_VALGRIND) && !defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
+#if !MDBX_DEBUG && !defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) && !defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
     if (unlikely(txn->mt_env->me_flags & MDBX_PAGEPERTURB))
 #endif
     {
@@ -4952,7 +4952,7 @@ status_done:
           goto skip_invalidate;
       }
 
-#if defined(MDBX_USE_VALGRIND) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
+#if defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
       if (MDBX_DEBUG != 0 || unlikely(txn->mt_env->me_flags & MDBX_PAGEPERTURB))
 #endif
         kill_page(txn, mp, pgno, npages);
@@ -6485,9 +6485,9 @@ __cold static int dxb_resize(MDBX_env *const env, const pgno_t used_pgno,
   }
   const size_t limit_bytes = pgno_align2os_bytes(env, limit_pgno);
   const size_t size_bytes = pgno_align2os_bytes(env, size_pgno);
-#if MDBX_ENABLE_MADVISE || defined(MDBX_USE_VALGRIND)
+#if MDBX_ENABLE_MADVISE || defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK)
   const void *const prev_map = env->me_dxb_mmap.base;
-#endif /* MDBX_ENABLE_MADVISE || MDBX_USE_VALGRIND */
+#endif /* MDBX_ENABLE_MADVISE || ENABLE_MEMCHECK */
 
   VERBOSE("resize/%d datafile/mapping: "
           "present %" PRIuPTR " -> %" PRIuPTR ", "
@@ -6672,7 +6672,7 @@ bailout:
     env->me_dbgeo.now = env->me_dxb_mmap.current;
     env->me_dbgeo.upper = env->me_dxb_mmap.limit;
     adjust_defaults(env);
-#ifdef MDBX_USE_VALGRIND
+#ifdef ENABLE_MEMCHECK
     if (prev_limit != env->me_dxb_mmap.limit || prev_map != env->me_map) {
       VALGRIND_DISCARD(env->me_valgrind_handle);
       env->me_valgrind_handle = 0;
@@ -6680,7 +6680,7 @@ bailout:
         env->me_valgrind_handle =
             VALGRIND_CREATE_BLOCK(env->me_map, env->me_dxb_mmap.limit, "mdbx");
     }
-#endif /* MDBX_USE_VALGRIND */
+#endif /* ENABLE_MEMCHECK */
   } else {
     if (rc != MDBX_UNABLE_EXTEND_MAPSIZE && rc != MDBX_EPERM) {
       ERROR("failed resize datafile/mapping: "
@@ -6979,9 +6979,9 @@ scan4seq_sse2(pgno_t *range, const size_t len, const size_t seq) {
     do {
       mask = (uint8_t)diffcmp2mask_sse2(range - 3, offset, pattern);
       if (mask) {
-#ifndef __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__
+#if !defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) && !defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
       found:
-#endif /* __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
+#endif /* !ENABLE_MEMCHECK && !__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
         return range + 28 - __builtin_clz(mask);
       }
       range -= 4;
@@ -6994,7 +6994,7 @@ scan4seq_sse2(pgno_t *range, const size_t len, const size_t seq) {
    * только за пределами региона выделенного под PNL, но и пересекать границу
    * страницы памяти. Что может приводить как к ошибкам ASAN, так и к падению.
    * Поэтому проверяем смещение на странице, а с ASAN всегда страхуемся. */
-#ifndef __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__
+#if !defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) && !defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
   const unsigned on_page_safe_mask = 0xff0 /* enough for '-15' bytes offset */;
   if (likely(on_page_safe_mask & (uintptr_t)(range + offset)) &&
       !RUNNING_ON_VALGRIND) {
@@ -7006,7 +7006,7 @@ scan4seq_sse2(pgno_t *range, const size_t len, const size_t seq) {
       goto found;
     return nullptr;
   }
-#endif /* __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
+#endif /* !ENABLE_MEMCHECK && !__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
   do
     if (*range - range[offset] == target)
       return range;
@@ -7050,9 +7050,9 @@ scan4seq_avx2(pgno_t *range, const size_t len, const size_t seq) {
     do {
       mask = (uint8_t)diffcmp2mask_avx2(range - 7, offset, pattern);
       if (mask) {
-#ifndef __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__
+#if !defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) && !defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
       found:
-#endif /* __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
+#endif /* !ENABLE_MEMCHECK && !__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
         return range + 24 - __builtin_clz(mask);
       }
       range -= 8;
@@ -7065,7 +7065,7 @@ scan4seq_avx2(pgno_t *range, const size_t len, const size_t seq) {
    * только за пределами региона выделенного под PNL, но и пересекать границу
    * страницы памяти. Что может приводить как к ошибкам ASAN, так и к падению.
    * Поэтому проверяем смещение на странице, а с ASAN всегда страхуемся. */
-#ifndef __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__
+#if !defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) && !defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
   const unsigned on_page_safe_mask = 0xfe0 /* enough for '-31' bytes offset */;
   if (likely(on_page_safe_mask & (uintptr_t)(range + offset)) &&
       !RUNNING_ON_VALGRIND) {
@@ -7077,7 +7077,7 @@ scan4seq_avx2(pgno_t *range, const size_t len, const size_t seq) {
       goto found;
     return nullptr;
   }
-#endif /* __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
+#endif /* !ENABLE_MEMCHECK && !__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
   if (range - 3 > detent) {
     mask = diffcmp2mask_sse2avx(range - 3, offset, *(const __m128i *)&pattern);
     if (mask)
@@ -7118,9 +7118,9 @@ scan4seq_avx512bw(pgno_t *range, const size_t len, const size_t seq) {
     do {
       mask = diffcmp2mask_avx512bw(range - 15, offset, pattern);
       if (mask) {
-#ifndef __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__
+#if !defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) && !defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
       found:
-#endif /* __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
+#endif /* !ENABLE_MEMCHECK && !__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
         return range + 16 - __builtin_clz(mask);
       }
       range -= 16;
@@ -7133,7 +7133,7 @@ scan4seq_avx512bw(pgno_t *range, const size_t len, const size_t seq) {
    * только за пределами региона выделенного под PNL, но и пересекать границу
    * страницы памяти. Что может приводить как к ошибкам ASAN, так и к падению.
    * Поэтому проверяем смещение на странице, а с ASAN всегда страхуемся. */
-#ifndef __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__
+#if !defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) && !defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
   const unsigned on_page_safe_mask = 0xfc0 /* enough for '-63' bytes offset */;
   if (likely(on_page_safe_mask & (uintptr_t)(range + offset)) &&
       !RUNNING_ON_VALGRIND) {
@@ -7145,7 +7145,7 @@ scan4seq_avx512bw(pgno_t *range, const size_t len, const size_t seq) {
       goto found;
     return nullptr;
   }
-#endif /* __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
+#endif /* !ENABLE_MEMCHECK && !__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
   if (range - 7 > detent) {
     mask = diffcmp2mask_avx2(range - 7, offset, *(const __m256i *)&pattern);
     if (mask)
@@ -7198,9 +7198,9 @@ __hot static pgno_t *scan4seq_neon(pgno_t *range, const size_t len,
     do {
       mask = diffcmp2mask_neon(range - 3, offset, pattern);
       if (mask) {
-#ifndef __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__
+#if !defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) && !defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
       found:
-#endif /* __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
+#endif /* !ENABLE_MEMCHECK && !__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
         return ptr_disp(range, -(__builtin_clzl(mask) >> sizeof(size_t) / 4));
       }
       range -= 4;
@@ -7213,7 +7213,7 @@ __hot static pgno_t *scan4seq_neon(pgno_t *range, const size_t len,
    * только за пределами региона выделенного под PNL, но и пересекать границу
    * страницы памяти. Что может приводить как к ошибкам ASAN, так и к падению.
    * Поэтому проверяем смещение на странице, а с ASAN всегда страхуемся. */
-#ifndef __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__
+#if !defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) && !defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
   const unsigned on_page_safe_mask = 0xff0 /* enough for '-15' bytes offset */;
   if (likely(on_page_safe_mask & (uintptr_t)(range + offset)) &&
       !RUNNING_ON_VALGRIND) {
@@ -7225,7 +7225,7 @@ __hot static pgno_t *scan4seq_neon(pgno_t *range, const size_t len,
       goto found;
     return nullptr;
   }
-#endif /* __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
+#endif /* !ENABLE_MEMCHECK && !__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
   do
     if (*range - range[offset] == target)
       return range;
@@ -8712,7 +8712,7 @@ __cold int mdbx_env_sync_ex(MDBX_env *env, bool force, bool nonblock) {
   return env_sync(env, force, nonblock);
 }
 
-#if defined(MDBX_USE_VALGRIND) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
+#if defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
 /* Find largest mvcc-snapshot still referenced by this process. */
 static pgno_t find_largest_this(MDBX_env *env, pgno_t largest) {
   MDBX_lockinfo *const lck = env->me_lck_mmap.lck;
@@ -8790,7 +8790,7 @@ static void txn_valgrind(MDBX_env *env, MDBX_txn *txn) {
       osal_txn_unlock(env);
   }
 }
-#endif /* MDBX_USE_VALGRIND || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
+#endif /* ENABLE_MEMCHECK || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
 
 typedef struct {
   int err;
@@ -9526,9 +9526,9 @@ static int txn_renew(MDBX_txn *txn, const unsigned flags) {
       if (rc != MDBX_SUCCESS)
         goto bailout;
     }
-#if defined(MDBX_USE_VALGRIND) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
+#if defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
     txn_valgrind(env, txn);
-#endif /* MDBX_USE_VALGRIND || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
+#endif /* ENABLE_MEMCHECK || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
     return MDBX_SUCCESS;
   }
 bailout:
@@ -10112,9 +10112,9 @@ static int txn_end(MDBX_txn *txn, const unsigned mode) {
         eASSERT(env,
                 txn->mt_txnid == slot->mr_txnid.weak &&
                     slot->mr_txnid.weak >= env->me_lck->mti_oldest_reader.weak);
-#if defined(MDBX_USE_VALGRIND) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
+#if defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
         txn_valgrind(env, nullptr);
-#endif /* MDBX_USE_VALGRIND || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
+#endif /* ENABLE_MEMCHECK || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
         atomic_store32(&slot->mr_snapshot_pages_used, 0, mo_Relaxed);
         safe64_reset(&slot->mr_txnid, false);
         atomic_store32(&env->me_lck->mti_readers_refresh_flag, true,
@@ -10140,10 +10140,10 @@ static int txn_end(MDBX_txn *txn, const unsigned mode) {
     ENSURE(env, txn->mt_txnid >=
                     /* paranoia is appropriate here */ env->me_lck
                         ->mti_oldest_reader.weak);
-#if defined(MDBX_USE_VALGRIND) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
+#if defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
     if (txn == env->me_txn0)
       txn_valgrind(env, nullptr);
-#endif /* MDBX_USE_VALGRIND || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
+#endif /* ENABLE_MEMCHECK || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
 
     txn->mt_flags = MDBX_TXN_FINISHED;
     env->me_txn = txn->mt_parent;
@@ -10588,13 +10588,13 @@ static int gcu_prepare_backlog(MDBX_txn *txn, gcu_context_t *ctx) {
 }
 
 static __inline void gcu_clean_reserved(MDBX_env *env, MDBX_val pnl) {
-#if MDBX_DEBUG && (defined(MDBX_USE_VALGRIND) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__))
+#if MDBX_DEBUG && (defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__))
   /* Для предотвращения предупреждения Valgrind из mdbx_dump_val()
    * вызванное через макрос DVAL_DEBUG() на выходе
    * из cursor_set(MDBX_SET_KEY), которая вызывается ниже внутри update_gc() в
    * цикле очистки и цикле заполнения зарезервированных элементов. */
   memset(pnl.iov_base, 0xBB, pnl.iov_len);
-#endif /* MDBX_DEBUG && (MDBX_USE_VALGRIND || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__) */
+#endif /* MDBX_DEBUG && (ENABLE_MEMCHECK || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__) */
 
   /* PNL is initially empty, zero out at least the length */
   memset(pnl.iov_base, 0, sizeof(pgno_t));
@@ -10911,14 +10911,14 @@ retry:
           if (unlikely(rc != MDBX_SUCCESS))
             goto bailout;
 
-#if MDBX_DEBUG && (defined(MDBX_USE_VALGRIND) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__))
+#if MDBX_DEBUG && (defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__))
           /* Для предотвращения предупреждения Valgrind из mdbx_dump_val()
            * вызванное через макрос DVAL_DEBUG() на выходе
            * из cursor_set(MDBX_SET_KEY), которая вызывается как выше в цикле
            * очистки, так и ниже в цикле заполнения зарезервированных элементов.
            */
           memset(data.iov_base, 0xBB, data.iov_len);
-#endif /* MDBX_DEBUG && (MDBX_USE_VALGRIND || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__) */
+#endif /* MDBX_DEBUG && (ENABLE_MEMCHECK || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__) */
 
           if (retired_pages_before == MDBX_PNL_GETSIZE(txn->tw.retired_pages)) {
             const size_t at = (ctx->lifo == MDBX_PNL_ASCENDING)
@@ -10958,14 +10958,14 @@ retry:
         if (unlikely(rc != MDBX_SUCCESS))
           goto bailout;
 
-#if MDBX_DEBUG && (defined(MDBX_USE_VALGRIND) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__))
+#if MDBX_DEBUG && (defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__))
         /* Для предотвращения предупреждения Valgrind из mdbx_dump_val()
          * вызванное через макрос DVAL_DEBUG() на выходе
          * из cursor_set(MDBX_SET_KEY), которая вызывается как выше в цикле
          * очистки, так и ниже в цикле заполнения зарезервированных элементов.
          */
         memset(data.iov_base, 0xBB, data.iov_len);
-#endif /* MDBX_DEBUG && (MDBX_USE_VALGRIND || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__) */
+#endif /* MDBX_DEBUG && (ENABLE_MEMCHECK || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__) */
 
         /* Retry if tw.retired_pages[] grew during the Put() */
       } while (data.iov_len < MDBX_PNL_SIZEOF(txn->tw.retired_pages));
@@ -12967,7 +12967,7 @@ static int sync_locked(MDBX_env *env, unsigned flags, MDBX_meta *const pending,
                    : pending->mm_geo.next);
       eASSERT(env, largest_pgno >= NUM_METAS);
 
-#if defined(MDBX_USE_VALGRIND) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
+#if defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
       const pgno_t edge = env->me_poison_edge;
       if (edge > largest_pgno) {
         env->me_poison_edge = largest_pgno;
@@ -12978,7 +12978,7 @@ static int sync_locked(MDBX_env *env, unsigned flags, MDBX_meta *const pending,
             ptr_disp(env->me_map, pgno2bytes(env, largest_pgno)),
             pgno2bytes(env, edge - largest_pgno));
       }
-#endif /* MDBX_USE_VALGRIND || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
+#endif /* ENABLE_MEMCHECK || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
 
 #if MDBX_ENABLE_MADVISE &&                                                     \
     (defined(MADV_DONTNEED) || defined(POSIX_MADV_DONTNEED))
@@ -14188,14 +14188,14 @@ __cold static int setup_dxb(MDBX_env *env, const int lck_rc,
 #endif /* MADV_DODUMP */
 #endif /* MDBX_ENABLE_MADVISE */
 
-#ifdef MDBX_USE_VALGRIND
+#ifdef ENABLE_MEMCHECK
   env->me_valgrind_handle =
       VALGRIND_CREATE_BLOCK(env->me_map, env->me_dxb_mmap.limit, "mdbx");
-#endif /* MDBX_USE_VALGRIND */
+#endif /* ENABLE_MEMCHECK */
 
   eASSERT(env, used_bytes >= pgno2bytes(env, NUM_METAS) &&
                    used_bytes <= env->me_dxb_mmap.limit);
-#if defined(MDBX_USE_VALGRIND) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
+#if defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
   if (env->me_dxb_mmap.filesize > used_bytes &&
       env->me_dxb_mmap.filesize < env->me_dxb_mmap.limit) {
     VALGRIND_MAKE_MEM_NOACCESS(ptr_disp(env->me_map, used_bytes),
@@ -14207,7 +14207,7 @@ __cold static int setup_dxb(MDBX_env *env, const int lck_rc,
       bytes2pgno(env, (env->me_dxb_mmap.filesize < env->me_dxb_mmap.limit)
                           ? env->me_dxb_mmap.filesize
                           : env->me_dxb_mmap.limit);
-#endif /* MDBX_USE_VALGRIND || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
+#endif /* ENABLE_MEMCHECK || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
 
   meta_troika_t troika = meta_tap(env);
 #if MDBX_DEBUG
@@ -15681,9 +15681,9 @@ bailout:
     env->me_flags =
         saved_me_flags | ((rc != MDBX_PANIC) ? 0 : MDBX_FATAL_ERROR);
   } else {
-#if defined(MDBX_USE_VALGRIND) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
+#if defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
     txn_valgrind(env, nullptr);
-#endif /* MDBX_USE_VALGRIND || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
+#endif /* ENABLE_MEMCHECK || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
   }
   osal_free(env_pathname.buffer_for_free);
   return rc;
@@ -15725,7 +15725,7 @@ __cold static int env_close(MDBX_env *env) {
 
   if (env->me_map) {
     osal_munmap(&env->me_dxb_mmap);
-#ifdef MDBX_USE_VALGRIND
+#ifdef ENABLE_MEMCHECK
     VALGRIND_DISCARD(env->me_valgrind_handle);
     env->me_valgrind_handle = -1;
 #endif
@@ -28392,9 +28392,9 @@ __dll_export
 #ifdef __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__
     " SANITIZE_ADDRESS=YES"
 #endif /* __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
-#ifdef MDBX_USE_VALGRIND
-    " MDBX_USE_VALGRIND=YES"
-#endif /* MDBX_USE_VALGRIND */
+#ifdef ENABLE_MEMCHECK
+    " ENABLE_MEMCHECK=YES"
+#endif /* ENABLE_MEMCHECK */
 #if MDBX_FORCE_ASSERTIONS
     " MDBX_FORCE_ASSERTIONS=YES"
 #endif /* MDBX_FORCE_ASSERTIONS */
diff --git a/src/internals.h b/src/internals.h
index f38c7f7a..6a5d8018 100644
--- a/src/internals.h
+++ b/src/internals.h
@@ -1493,12 +1493,12 @@ struct MDBX_env {
 #if MDBX_DEBUG
   MDBX_assert_func *me_assert_func; /*  Callback for assertion failures */
 #endif
-#ifdef MDBX_USE_VALGRIND
+#ifdef ENABLE_MEMCHECK
   int me_valgrind_handle;
 #endif
-#if defined(MDBX_USE_VALGRIND) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
+#if defined(ENABLE_MEMCHECK) || defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__)
   pgno_t me_poison_edge;
-#endif /* MDBX_USE_VALGRIND || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
+#endif /* ENABLE_MEMCHECK || __SANITIZE_ADDRESS__ */
 
 #ifndef xMDBX_DEBUG_SPILLING
 #define xMDBX_DEBUG_SPILLING 0
diff --git a/src/options.h b/src/options.h
index 9aff6755..fe47904e 100644
--- a/src/options.h
+++ b/src/options.h
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@
 
 /** If defined then enables integration with Valgrind,
  * a memory analyzing tool. */
-#ifndef MDBX_USE_VALGRIND
-#endif /* MDBX_USE_VALGRIND */
+#ifndef ENABLE_MEMCHECK
+#endif /* ENABLE_MEMCHECK */
 
 /** If defined then enables use C11 atomics,
  *  otherwise detects ones availability automatically. */