diff --git a/programs/fileio.c b/programs/fileio.c
index 8b1e9f2f2..a2d5af2c4 100644
--- a/programs/fileio.c
+++ b/programs/fileio.c
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
 #  define _POSIX_SOURCE 1          /* disable %llu warnings with MinGW on Windows */
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__has_feature) && !defined(BACKTRACE_ENABLE) /* Clang compiler */
+#  if (__has_feature(address_sanitizer))
+#    define BACKTRACE_ENABLE 0
+#  endif /* __has_feature(address_sanitizer) */
+#elif defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__) && !defined(BACKTRACE_ENABLE) /* GCC compiler */
+#  define BACKTRACE_ENABLE 0
+#endif
+
 #if !defined(BACKTRACE_ENABLE)          \
    && ((defined(__linux__) && defined(__GLIBC__)) \
        || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)) )