diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6dd52be24..729ada678 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ VG_TEST_ARGS = --track-origins=yes --leak-check=full --show-reachable=yes --erro
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(DEVELOPER),1)
-DEV_CFLAGS=-DCCAN_TAKE_DEBUG=1
+DEV_CFLAGS=-DCCAN_TAKE_DEBUG=1 -DCCAN_TAL_DEBUG=1
 else
 DEV_CFLAGS=
 endif
diff --git a/common/memleak.c b/common/memleak.c
index f7a37a4e2..e7d6905b3 100644
--- a/common/memleak.c
+++ b/common/memleak.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static void children_into_htable(const void *exclude1, const void *exclude2,
 				continue;
 
 			/* ccan/io allocates pollfd array. */
-			if (streq(name, "struct pollfd[]") && !tal_parent(i))
+			if (strends(name, "struct pollfd[]") && !tal_parent(i))
 				continue;
 
 			/* Don't add tmpctx. */