diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@
   asan_failed=no
   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fsanitize=address],
     [CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fsanitize=address"],
+    [LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS="$LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS -fsanitize=address"],
     [asan_failed=yes])
   AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-fsanitize=address],
     [LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -fsanitize=address"],