diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 411d75d6..a12631c9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -191,18 +191,14 @@ endif()
 
 option(ASAN "Enable address-sanitizer to detect invalid memory accesses" OFF)
 if(ASAN)
-  set(SAFE_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}")
-  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "-fsanitize=address")
   add_cflag("-fsanitize=address")
-  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "${SAFE_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}")
+  add_dllflag("-fsanitize=address")
+endif()
+
+if(LINUX)
+  add_dllflag("-Wl,-z,defs")
 else()
-  # Forbid undefined symbols in shared libraries. This is incompatible with
-  # asan, so it's in the else branch here.
-  if(LINUX)
-    add_dllflag("-Wl,-z,defs")
-  else()
-    add_dllflag("-undefined error")
-  endif()
+  add_dllflag("-undefined error")
 endif()
 
 option(USE_IPV6 "Use IPv6 in tests" ON)
diff --git a/cmake/AddCompilerFlag.cmake b/cmake/AddCompilerFlag.cmake
index 78102dcc..6a4a3f56 100644
--- a/cmake/AddCompilerFlag.cmake
+++ b/cmake/AddCompilerFlag.cmake
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ function(add_dllflag flag)
   check_c_compiler_flag("${flag}" HAVE_LD${var} QUIET)
   if(HAVE_LD${var})
     set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} ${flag}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${flag}" PARENT_SCOPE)
   endif()
 endfunction()