diff --git a/.github/workflows/r_package.yml b/.github/workflows/r_package.yml
index 387b8c52eca2..7d79cdab1d21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/r_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/r_package.yml
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ jobs:
   all-r-package-jobs-successful:
     if: always()
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [test, test-r-debian-clang]
+    needs: [test, test-r-sanitizers, test-r-debian-clang]
     steps:
     - name: Note that all tests succeeded
       uses: re-actors/alls-green@v1.2.2