diff --git a/cmake/XrplSanitizers.cmake b/cmake/XrplSanitizers.cmake
index 95c4e7fb7c..d86ac01a28 100644
--- a/cmake/XrplSanitizers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/XrplSanitizers.cmake
@@ -112,14 +112,6 @@ endif()
 
 # Compiler-specific configuration
 if(IS_GCC)
-    # Remove any -fuse-ld=... flags previously added to 'common'
-    get_target_property(_common_if_libs common INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES)
-    if(_common_if_libs)
-        message(STATUS "  Can't use mold with gcc while ASAN is enabled. Will use default linker (bfd/ld).")
-        list(REMOVE_ITEM _common_if_libs "-fuse-ld=mold" "-fuse-ld=gold" "-fuse-ld=lld")
-        set_target_properties(common PROPERTIES INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "${_common_if_libs}")
-    endif()
-
     # Disable mold, gold and lld linkers for GCC with sanitizers
     # Use default linker (bfd/ld) which is more lenient with mixed code models
     set(use_mold OFF CACHE BOOL "Use mold linker" FORCE)
diff --git a/cmake/XrplSettings.cmake b/cmake/XrplSettings.cmake
index 2550e5a4e1..a272ddcef8 100644
--- a/cmake/XrplSettings.cmake
+++ b/cmake/XrplSettings.cmake
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ else()
   set(wextra OFF CACHE BOOL "gcc/clang only" FORCE)
 endif()
 
-if(is_linux)
+if(is_linux AND NOT $ENV{SANITIZERS})
   option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "build shared xrpl libraries" OFF)
   option(static "link protobuf, openssl, libc++, and boost statically" ON)
   option(perf "Enables flags that assist with perf recording" OFF)