diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/generate_expected_output.py b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/generate_expected_output.py
index be3633db74f..f48c8297205 100755
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/generate_expected_output.py
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/generate_expected_output.py
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ class Scanner (object):
 
 del re
 
-# Keep in sync with tst_selftests.cpp's processEnvironment():
+# Keep in sync with tst_selftests.cpp's testEnvironment():
 def baseEnv(platname=None,
-            keep=('PATH', 'QT_QPA_PLATFORM'),
+            keep=('PATH', 'QT_QPA_PLATFORM', 'ASAN_OPTIONS'),
             posix=('HOME', 'USER', 'QEMU_SET_ENV', 'QEMU_LD_PREFIX'),
             nonapple=('DISPLAY', 'XAUTHORITY', 'XAUTHLOCALHOSTNAME'), # and XDG_*
             # Don't actually know how to test for QNX, so this is ignored:
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp
index b3ecb24470e..3ea7e95a375 100644
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp
@@ -929,6 +929,7 @@ static QProcessEnvironment testEnvironment()
         const bool preserveLibPath = qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("QT_PRESERVE_TESTLIB_PATH");
         foreach (const QString &key, systemEnvironment.keys()) {
             const bool useVariable = key == "PATH" || key == "QT_QPA_PLATFORM"
+                || key == "ASAN_OPTIONS"
 #if defined(Q_OS_QNX)
                 || key == "GRAPHICS_ROOT" || key == "TZ"
 #elif defined(Q_OS_UNIX)