diff --git a/contrib/valgrind.supp b/contrib/valgrind.supp
--- a/contrib/valgrind.supp
+++ b/contrib/valgrind.supp
@@ -111,13 +111,3 @@
    ...
    fun:_ZN5BCLog6Logger12StartLoggingEv
 }
-{
-   Suppress glibc bug 24476
-   Memcheck:Addr8
-   ...
-   fun:__dlerror_main_freeres
-   fun:__libc_freeres
-   ...
-   fun:quick_exit*
-   fun:TestOtherProcess
-}
diff --git a/src/test/util_tests.cpp b/src/test/util_tests.cpp
--- a/src/test/util_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/util_tests.cpp
@@ -1282,8 +1282,11 @@
                 // As an alternative to exit() which runs the exit handlers
                 // (which seem to be flakey with Boost test suite with JUNIT
                 // logging in a forked process), just vanish this process as
-                // fast as possible.
-                std::quick_exit(0);
+                // fast as possible. `quick_exit()` would also work, but it is
+                // not available on all non glibc platforms.
+                // Using exec also stops valgrind from thinking it needs to
+                // analyze the memory leaks in this forked process.
+                execlp("true", "true", (char *)NULL);
             default:
                 assert(0);
         }