diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/encryption/t/innodb_encryption-page-compression.test b/mysql-test/suite/encryption/t/innodb_encryption-page-compression.test
index ad1a9ea8671..57c8721282f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/encryption/t/innodb_encryption-page-compression.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/encryption/t/innodb_encryption-page-compression.test
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 -- source include/have_innodb.inc
 -- source include/have_example_key_management_plugin.inc
 -- source include/not_embedded.inc
+# This test is too slow for valgrind and causes innnodb semaphores to time out
+-- source include/not_valgrind.inc
 
 let $innodb_encrypt_tables_orig = `SELECT @@innodb_encrypt_tables`;
 let $innodb_encryption_threads_orig = `SELECT @@innodb_encryption_threads`;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/alter_large_dml.test b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/alter_large_dml.test
index 5ab3f394115..e44adf2c3ba 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/alter_large_dml.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/alter_large_dml.test
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 --source include/big_test.inc
+# debug sync points times out when using valgrind
+--source include/not_valgrind.inc
 --source include/have_innodb.inc
 --source include/have_debug.inc
 --source include/have_debug_sync.inc
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb_bug30113362.test b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb_bug30113362.test
index de5d07ffb29..789f1a493cb 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb_bug30113362.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb_bug30113362.test
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 --source include/have_debug.inc
 --source include/have_debug_sync.inc
 --source include/have_innodb_16k.inc
+# debug sync points times out when using valgrind
+--source include/not_valgrind.inc
 
 --disable_query_log
 SET @old_innodb_limit_optimistic_insert_debug = @@innodb_limit_optimistic_insert_debug;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/undo_truncate_recover.test b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/undo_truncate_recover.test
index e6a873085e0..e499ff3dfbe 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/undo_truncate_recover.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/undo_truncate_recover.test
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 --source include/big_test.inc
+--source include/not_valgrind.inc
 # With larger innodb_page_size, the undo log tablespaces do not grow enough.
 --source include/innodb_page_size_small.inc
 --source include/have_innodb.inc