diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ff0501a..4c5f47f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@
 dnl checks for header files
 AC_HEADER_STDC
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(sanitize,
+	[AS_HELP_STRING(
+		[--enable-sanitize],
+		[Compile with address sanitizer enabled],
+	)],
+	[sanitize=$enableval], [sanitize="no"])
+if test x"$sanitize" = x"yes"
+then
+	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=undefined"
+	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=undefined"
+fi
+
 AC_OUTPUT(
 	libosmo-ranap.pc
 	src/Makefile