diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1cbabb90e..ba9b8e288 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -568,6 +568,21 @@ ELSE()
 	SET (STATUS_DEBUG_FPE "Disabled")
 ENDIF(WANT_DEBUG_FPE)
 
+if(WANT_DEBUG_ASAN)
+	add_compile_options(-fsanitize=address)
+	add_link_options(-fsanitize=address)
+endif()
+
+if(WANT_DEBUG_TSAN)
+	add_compile_options(-fsanitize=thread)
+	add_link_options(-fsanitize=thread)
+endif()
+
+if(WANT_DEBUG_MSAN)
+	add_compile_options(-fsanitize=memory -fno-omit-frame-pointer)
+	add_link_options(-fsanitize=memory -fno-omit-frame-pointer)
+endif()
+
 # check for libsamplerate
 FIND_PACKAGE(Samplerate 0.1.8 MODULE REQUIRED)
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c55f685e..f483d8b41 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,21 +16,6 @@ IF(LMMS_BUILD_APPLE AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
 	SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++")
 ENDIF()
 
-if(WANT_DEBUG_ASAN)
-	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address")
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address")
-endif()
-
-if(WANT_DEBUG_TSAN)
-	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fsanitize=thread")
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsanitize=thread")
-endif()
-
-if(WANT_DEBUG_MSAN)
-	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fsanitize=memory -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsanitize=memory -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
-endif()
-
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(common)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(core)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(gui)