diff --git a/test/test-pointer.c b/test/test-pointer.c
index 5d5d2fb9..ee675f39 100644
--- a/test/test-pointer.c
+++ b/test/test-pointer.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <libinput.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <valgrind/valgrind.h>
 
 #include "libinput-util.h"
 #include "litest.h"
@@ -3657,11 +3658,14 @@ TEST_COLLECTION(pointer)
 	litest_add(pointer_time_usec, LITEST_RELATIVE, LITEST_ANY);
 
 	litest_add_ranged(debounce_bounce, LITEST_BUTTON, LITEST_TOUCHPAD|LITEST_NO_DEBOUNCE, &buttons);
-	litest_add_ranged(debounce_bounce_high_delay, LITEST_BUTTON, LITEST_TOUCHPAD|LITEST_NO_DEBOUNCE, &buttons);
+	/* Timing-sensitive test, valgrind is too slow */
+	if (!RUNNING_ON_VALGRIND)
+		litest_add_ranged(debounce_bounce_high_delay, LITEST_BUTTON, LITEST_TOUCHPAD|LITEST_NO_DEBOUNCE, &buttons);
 	litest_add(debounce_bounce_check_immediate, LITEST_BUTTON, LITEST_TOUCHPAD|LITEST_NO_DEBOUNCE);
 	litest_add_ranged(debounce_spurious, LITEST_BUTTON, LITEST_TOUCHPAD|LITEST_NO_DEBOUNCE, &buttons);
 	litest_add(debounce_spurious_multibounce, LITEST_BUTTON, LITEST_TOUCHPAD|LITEST_NO_DEBOUNCE);
-	litest_add(debounce_spurious_trigger_high_delay, LITEST_BUTTON, LITEST_TOUCHPAD|LITEST_NO_DEBOUNCE);
+	if (!RUNNING_ON_VALGRIND)
+		litest_add(debounce_spurious_trigger_high_delay, LITEST_BUTTON, LITEST_TOUCHPAD|LITEST_NO_DEBOUNCE);
 	litest_add(debounce_spurious_dont_enable_on_otherbutton, LITEST_BUTTON, LITEST_TOUCHPAD|LITEST_NO_DEBOUNCE);
 	litest_add(debounce_spurious_cancel_debounce_otherbutton, LITEST_BUTTON, LITEST_TOUCHPAD|LITEST_NO_DEBOUNCE);
 	litest_add(debounce_spurious_switch_to_otherbutton, LITEST_BUTTON, LITEST_TOUCHPAD|LITEST_NO_DEBOUNCE);