diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6ea1b81b..09942886 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ endif
 
 # when MU_HACKER is set, do a debug build
 ifneq (${MU_HACKER},)
-MESON_FLAGS:=$(MESON_FLAGS) '-Dbuildtype=debug'
+MESON_FLAGS:=$(MESON_FLAGS) '-Dbuildtype=debug' '-Db_sanitize=address'
 endif
 
-
 .PHONY: all
 .PHONY: check test test-verbose-if-fail test-valgrind test-helgrind
 .PHONY: benchmark coverage