diff --git a/tools/run-nm-test.sh b/tools/run-nm-test.sh
index 16d9d8a7ab..6ab8825809 100755
--- a/tools/run-nm-test.sh
+++ b/tools/run-nm-test.sh
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ if [ $HAS_ERRORS -eq 0 ]; then
     # valgrind doesn't support setns syscall and spams the logfile.
     # hack around it...
     case "$TEST_NAME" in
+        'test-config' | \
         'test-link-linux' | \
         'test-acd' | \
         'test-service-providers' | \