diff --git a/core/config_sanitizers.mk b/core/config_sanitizers.mk
index 9cff6ea33..200d48fe8 100644
--- a/core/config_sanitizers.mk
+++ b/core/config_sanitizers.mk
@@ -9,22 +9,24 @@ ifdef LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
   my_sanitize := never
 endif
 
-# Configure SANITIZE_HOST.
-ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
-  ifeq ($(my_sanitize),)
+# Configure SANITIZE_HOST / SANITIZE_TARGET.
+ifeq ($(my_sanitize),)
+  ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
     my_sanitize := $(strip $(SANITIZE_HOST))
+  else
+    my_sanitize := $(strip $(SANITIZE_TARGET))
+  endif
 
-    # SANTIZIZE_HOST=true is a deprecated way to say SANITIZE_HOST=address.
-    ifeq ($(my_sanitize),true)
-      my_sanitize := address
-    endif
+  # SANITIZE_HOST=true is a deprecated way to say SANITIZE_HOST=address.
+  ifeq ($(my_sanitize),true)
+    my_sanitize := address
+  endif
 
-    # SANITIZE_HOST is only in effect if the module is already using clang (host
-    # modules that haven't set `LOCAL_CLANG := false` and device modules that
-    # have set `LOCAL_CLANG := true`.
-    ifneq ($(my_clang),true)
-      my_sanitize :=
-    endif
+  # SANITIZE_HOST is only in effect if the module is already using clang (host
+  # modules that haven't set `LOCAL_CLANG := false` and device modules that
+  # have set `LOCAL_CLANG := true`.
+  ifneq ($(my_clang),true)
+    my_sanitize :=
   endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/core/executable.mk b/core/executable.mk
index 4dd9a2349..0ce400cde 100644
--- a/core/executable.mk
+++ b/core/executable.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@
 # LOCAL_MODULE_PATH_32 and LOCAL_MODULE_PATH_64 or LOCAL_MODULE_STEM_32 and
 # LOCAL_MODULE_STEM_64
 
+my_skip_this_target :=
+ifeq (address,$(strip $(SANITIZE_TARGET)))
+  ifeq (true,$(LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE))
+    my_skip_this_target := true
+  else ifeq (false, $(LOCAL_CLANG))
+    my_skip_this_target := true
+  endif
+endif
+
+ifneq (true,$(my_skip_this_target))
+
 my_prefix := TARGET_
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/multilib.mk
 
@@ -71,3 +82,5 @@ LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX :=
 LOCAL_NO_2ND_ARCH_MODULE_SUFFIX :=
 
 my_module_arch_supported :=
+
+endif