diff --git a/boards/native/Makefile.include b/boards/native/Makefile.include
index 9795b4d315..2d6ac38eb0 100644
--- a/boards/native/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/native/Makefile.include
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ export TERMFLAGS := $(PORT) $(TERMFLAGS)
 export ASFLAGS =
 export DEBUGGER_FLAGS = -q --args $(ELF) $(TERMFLAGS)
 term-valgrind: export VALGRIND_FLAGS ?= \
+	--leak-check=full \
 	--track-origins=yes \
 	--fullpath-after=$(RIOTBASE)/ \
 	--read-var-info=yes