diff --git a/cmake/3rdparty/extra-cmake-modules/modules/ECMEnableSanitizers.cmake b/cmake/3rdparty/extra-cmake-modules/modules/ECMEnableSanitizers.cmake
index dcdb8621d35..15610587bd3 100644
--- a/cmake/3rdparty/extra-cmake-modules/modules/ECMEnableSanitizers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/3rdparty/extra-cmake-modules/modules/ECMEnableSanitizers.cmake
@@ -158,7 +158,15 @@ if (ECM_ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
             endif()
             set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${XSAN_COMPILE_FLAGS}" )
             if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU")
-              link_libraries(${XSAN_LINKER_FLAGS})
+              string(JOIN "" linker_flags
+                "$<"
+                  "$<NOT:"
+                    "$<BOOL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:SKIP_SANITIZER>>"
+                  ">:"
+                  "${XSAN_LINKER_FLAGS}"
+                ">"
+              )
+              link_libraries("${linker_flags}")
             endif()
             if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
                 string(REPLACE "-Wl,--no-undefined" "" CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS}")
diff --git a/cmake/QtSanitizerHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtSanitizerHelpers.cmake
index 775706e7214..2a933b2222a 100644
--- a/cmake/QtSanitizerHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtSanitizerHelpers.cmake
@@ -26,3 +26,35 @@ function(qt_internal_set_up_sanitizer_options)
         set(ECM_ENABLE_SANITIZERS "${enabled_sanitizer_features}" PARENT_SCOPE)
     endif()
 endfunction()
+
+# This function clears the previously set sanitizer flags from CMAKE_<C|CXX>_FLAGS
+function(qt_internal_skip_sanitizer)
+    if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU" OR
+        CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang" OR
+        CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "MSVC")
+        foreach(sanitizer ${ECM_ENABLE_SANITIZERS})
+            string(TOLOWER "${sanitizer}" sanitizer)
+            enable_sanitizer_flags("${sanitizer}")
+            qt_internal_remove_compiler_flags(${XSAN_COMPILE_FLAGS})
+        endforeach()
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    endif()
+endfunction()
+
+# This function disables the sanitizer library linking to all targets created in a subdirectory
+# where the function is called. Note that the function should be called after all involved targets
+# are created, to make sure they are collected by the function.
+function(qt_internal_skip_linking_sanitizer)
+    _qt_internal_collect_buildsystem_targets(all_targets "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
+        INCLUDE
+            STATIC_LIBRARY
+            MODULE_LIBRARY
+            SHARED_LIBRARY
+            OBJECT_LIBRARY
+            EXECUTABLE
+    )
+    foreach(t IN LISTS all_targets)
+        set_property(TARGET ${t} PROPERTY SKIP_SANITIZER TRUE)
+    endforeach()
+endfunction()