diff --git a/spread/build/ubuntu/task.yaml b/spread/build/ubuntu/task.yaml
index a9f227b3940..95e19f8b940 100644
--- a/spread/build/ubuntu/task.yaml
+++ b/spread/build/ubuntu/task.yaml
@@ -87,6 +87,6 @@ execute: |
     echo "OVERRIDE_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS += -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache" >> debian/opts.mk
 
     # build and run tests
-    UBSAN_OPTIONS=halt_on_error=1 debian/rules build
+    UBSAN_OPTIONS=halt_on_error=1 ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 debian/rules build
 
     ccache --show-stats --zero-stats > ${CCACHE_DIR}/ccache.stats