diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 083101ae5..feb88736b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -529,6 +529,33 @@ if [[ "${CONFIG[LOG_BACKTRACE]}" = "y" ]]; then
 	fi
 fi
 
+if [[ "${CONFIG[ASAN]}" = "y" ]]; then
+	if ! echo -e 'int main(void) { return 0; }\n' \
+		| $BUILD_CMD -fsanitize=address - 2>/dev/null; then
+		echo --enable-asan requires libasan.
+		echo Please install then re-run this script.
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+
+if [[ "${CONFIG[UBSAN]}" = "y" ]]; then
+	if ! echo -e 'int main(void) { return 0; }\n' \
+		| $BUILD_CMD -fsanitize=undefined - 2>/dev/null; then
+		echo --enable-ubsan requires libubsan.
+		echo Please install then re-run this script.
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+
+if [[ "${CONFIG[TSAN]}" = "y" ]]; then
+	if ! echo -e 'int main(void) { return 0; }\n' \
+		| $BUILD_CMD -fsanitize=thread - 2>/dev/null; then
+		echo --enable-tsan requires libtsan.
+		echo Please install then re-run this script.
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+
 if [[ "${CONFIG[OCF]}" = "y" ]]; then
 	# If OCF_PATH is a file, assume it is a library and use it to compile with
 	if [ -f ${CONFIG[OCF_PATH]} ]; then