diff --git a/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt b/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
index 75a448f0b3..2289e59cd1 100644
--- a/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
+++ b/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
@@ -854,6 +854,7 @@ libclang
 libcrc
 libgtest
 libiconv
+libsan
 LIBLOC
 lic
 lifecycle
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3fb298f1ef..1377e502f8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,11 +48,17 @@ if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
         $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:-Wno-zero-length-array>
     )
 endif()
+set(SAN_STATIC_FLAG -static-libasan)
+if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU" AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 10)
+    set(SAN_STATIC_FLAG -static-libasan)
+endif()
+
+
 find_program(VALGRIND valgrind) # Find valgrind, and use it instead of leak check
 # For this testing cmake project, enable AddressSanitizer, a runtime memory sanitizer, on all unit tests
 if (BUILD_TESTING AND NOT VALGRIND)
-    add_compile_options(-fno-omit-frame-pointer -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=leak -fsanitize=undefined -static-libasan)
-    add_link_options(-fno-omit-frame-pointer -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=leak -fsanitize=undefined -static-libasan)
+    add_compile_options(-fno-omit-frame-pointer -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=leak -fsanitize=undefined ${SAN_STATIC_FLAG})
+    add_link_options(-fno-omit-frame-pointer -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=leak -fsanitize=undefined ${SAN_STATIC_FLAG})
 endif()
 
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cmake/FPrime-Code.cmake")