diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build b/tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build
index 53847cb98fc73bf08c8eb1128cab6f7cbd5361e8..3054e4b7923112ff1e3a54aca3bf9acaebd1d258 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build
@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@ if not have_tools or targetos == 'windows'
   subdir_done()
 endif
 
-foreach cflag: qemu_ldflags
-  if cflag.startswith('-fsanitize') and \
-     not cflag.contains('safe-stack') and not cflag.contains('cfi-icall')
-    message('Sanitizers are enabled ==> Disabled the qemu-iotests.')
-    subdir_done()
-  endif
-endforeach
-
 bash = find_program('bash', required: false, version: '>= 4.0')
 if not bash.found()
   message('bash >= v4.0 not available ==> Disabled the qemu-iotests.')
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/testrunner.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/testrunner.py
index 7b322272e9208e17b4d96d98bff4f2bddbe67997..8fffb6b652dabeccd70fb8a38372ae65e72f205a 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/testrunner.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/testrunner.py
@@ -265,10 +265,21 @@ def do_run_test(self, test: str) -> TestResult:
             Path(env[d]).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
         test_dir = env['TEST_DIR']
+        f_asan = Path(test_dir, f_test.name + '.out.asan')
         f_bad = Path(test_dir, f_test.name + '.out.bad')
         f_notrun = Path(test_dir, f_test.name + '.notrun')
         f_casenotrun = Path(test_dir, f_test.name + '.casenotrun')
 
+        env['ASAN_OPTIONS'] = f'detect_leaks=0:log_path={f_asan}'
+
+        def unlink_asan():
+            with os.scandir(test_dir) as it:
+                for entry in it:
+                    if entry.name.startswith(f_asan.name):
+                        os.unlink(entry)
+
+        unlink_asan()
+
         for p in (f_notrun, f_casenotrun):
             silent_unlink(p)
 
@@ -314,6 +325,7 @@ def do_run_test(self, test: str) -> TestResult:
                               description=f'output mismatch (see {f_bad})',
                               diff=diff, casenotrun=casenotrun)
         else:
+            unlink_asan()
             f_bad.unlink()
             return TestResult(status='pass', elapsed=elapsed,
                               casenotrun=casenotrun)