diff -Naur valgrind-3.8.1-orig/configure.in valgrind-3.8.1/configure.in
--- valgrind-3.8.1-orig/configure.in	2013-08-13 22:36:20.201676976 +1000
+++ valgrind-3.8.1/configure.in	2013-08-13 22:38:18.402750093 +1000
@@ -906,6 +906,20 @@
 	DEFAULT_SUPP="glibc-2.34567-NPTL-helgrind.supp ${DEFAULT_SUPP}"
 	DEFAULT_SUPP="glibc-2.X-drd.supp ${DEFAULT_SUPP}"
 	;;
+     2.17)
+	AC_MSG_RESULT(2.17 family)
+	AC_DEFINE([GLIBC_2_17], 1, [Define to 1 if you're using glibc 2.17.x])
+	DEFAULT_SUPP="glibc-2.X.supp ${DEFAULT_SUPP}"
+	DEFAULT_SUPP="glibc-2.34567-NPTL-helgrind.supp ${DEFAULT_SUPP}"
+	DEFAULT_SUPP="glibc-2.X-drd.supp ${DEFAULT_SUPP}"
+	;;
+     2.18)
+	AC_MSG_RESULT(2.18 family)
+	AC_DEFINE([GLIBC_2_18], 1, [Define to 1 if you're using glibc 2.18.x])
+	DEFAULT_SUPP="glibc-2.X.supp ${DEFAULT_SUPP}"
+	DEFAULT_SUPP="glibc-2.34567-NPTL-helgrind.supp ${DEFAULT_SUPP}"
+	DEFAULT_SUPP="glibc-2.X-drd.supp ${DEFAULT_SUPP}"
+	;;
      darwin)
 	AC_MSG_RESULT(Darwin)
 	AC_DEFINE([DARWIN_LIBC], 1, [Define to 1 if you're using Darwin])
@@ -919,7 +933,7 @@
 
      *)
 	AC_MSG_RESULT([unsupported version ${GLIBC_VERSION}])
-	AC_MSG_ERROR([Valgrind requires glibc version 2.2 - 2.16])
+	AC_MSG_ERROR([Valgrind requires glibc version 2.2 - 2.18])
 	AC_MSG_ERROR([or Darwin libc])
 	;;
 esac