diff --git a/test/shell/integrity-caching.sh b/test/shell/integrity-caching.sh
index 72fb4af4a..9d05068c8 100644
--- a/test/shell/integrity-caching.sh
+++ b/test/shell/integrity-caching.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SKIP_WITH_LVMPOLLD=1
 
 . lib/inittest
 
+test "${LVM_VALGRIND:-0}" -eq 0 || skip # too slow test for valgrind
 which mkfs.ext4 || skip
 which resize2fs || skip
 aux have_integrity 1 5 0 || skip
diff --git a/test/shell/integrity.sh b/test/shell/integrity.sh
index 61229c83a..940b5fde8 100644
--- a/test/shell/integrity.sh
+++ b/test/shell/integrity.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SKIP_WITH_LVMPOLLD=1
 
 . lib/inittest
 
+test "${LVM_VALGRIND:-0}" -eq 0 || skip # too slow test for valgrind
 which mkfs.ext4 || skip
 which resize2fs || skip
 aux have_integrity 1 5 0 || skip
diff --git a/test/shell/lvconvert-mirror-basic.sh b/test/shell/lvconvert-mirror-basic.sh
index 96d30d232..2ad9ccaf2 100644
--- a/test/shell/lvconvert-mirror-basic.sh
+++ b/test/shell/lvconvert-mirror-basic.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 . lib/inittest
 
+test "${LVM_VALGRIND:-0}" -eq 0 || skip # too slow test for valgrind
 aux lvmconf "global/support_mirrored_mirror_log=1"
 
 log_name_to_count() {
diff --git a/test/shell/lvconvert-raid.sh b/test/shell/lvconvert-raid.sh
index 561d75e40..9176b9c47 100644
--- a/test/shell/lvconvert-raid.sh
+++ b/test/shell/lvconvert-raid.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ SKIP_WITH_LVMPOLLD=1
 
 . lib/inittest
 
+test "${LVM_VALGRIND:-0}" -eq 0 || skip # too slow test for valgrind
 get_image_pvs() {
 	local d
 	local images=()