diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 49509a5..9eac80b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ if(VALGRIND)
   find_program(VALGRIND_BIN valgrind REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address")
+  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address")
+  set(CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address")
+endif()
+
 macro(use_cxx17)
   if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.1")
     if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")