diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9ceb59191..95b194a49 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -653,6 +653,31 @@ IF(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU|Clang")
 	ENDIF(WIN32)
 ENDIF()
 
+#
+# add enabled sanitizers
+# todo: use target_link_options(lmmsobjs INTERFACE -fsanitize=<check>) instead 
+# once support is added to link object libraries to other targets (CMake 3.12)
+#
+function(add_sanitizer sanitizer supported_compilers want_flag status_flag)
+	if(${want_flag})
+		if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES ${supported_compilers})
+			set(${status_flag} "Enabled" PARENT_SCOPE)
+			add_compile_options(-fsanitize=${sanitizer})
+			add_link_options(-fsanitize=${sanitizer})
+		else()
+			set(${status_flag} "Wanted but disabled due to unsupported compiler" PARENT_SCOPE)
+		endif()
+	else()
+		set(${status_flag} "Disabled" PARENT_SCOPE)
+	endif()
+endfunction()
+
+add_sanitizer(address "GNU|Clang|MSVC" WANT_DEBUG_ASAN STATUS_DEBUG_ASAN)
+add_sanitizer(thread "GNU|Clang" WANT_DEBUG_TSAN STATUS_DEBUG_TSAN)
+add_sanitizer(memory "Clang" WANT_DEBUG_MSAN STATUS_DEBUG_MSAN)
+add_sanitizer(undefined "GNU|Clang" WANT_DEBUG_UBSAN STATUS_DEBUG_UBSAN)
+
+
 # use ccache
 include(CompileCache)
 
@@ -721,32 +746,6 @@ ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(uninstall
 	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}" -P "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/uninstall.cmake"
 )
 
-#
-# add enabled sanitizers
-# todo: use target_link_options(lmmsobjs INTERFACE -fsanitize=<check>) instead 
-# once support is added to link object libraries to other targets (CMake 3.12)
-#
-
-function(add_sanitizer sanitizer supported_compilers want_flag status_flag)
-	if(${want_flag})
-		if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES ${supported_compilers})
-			set(${status_flag} "Enabled" PARENT_SCOPE)
-			target_compile_options(lmmsobjs PUBLIC -fsanitize=${sanitizer})
-			target_link_options(lmms PRIVATE -fsanitize=${sanitizer})
-			target_link_options(tests PRIVATE -fsanitize=${sanitizer})
-		else()
-			set(${status_flag} "Wanted but disabled due to unsupported compiler" PARENT_SCOPE)
-		endif()
-	else()
-		set(${status_flag} "Disabled" PARENT_SCOPE)
-	endif()
-endfunction()
-
-add_sanitizer(address "GNU|Clang|MSVC" WANT_DEBUG_ASAN STATUS_DEBUG_ASAN)
-add_sanitizer(thread "GNU|Clang" WANT_DEBUG_TSAN STATUS_DEBUG_TSAN)
-add_sanitizer(memory "Clang" WANT_DEBUG_MSAN STATUS_DEBUG_MSAN)
-add_sanitizer(undefined "GNU|Clang" WANT_DEBUG_UBSAN STATUS_DEBUG_UBSAN)
-
 #
 # display configuration information
 #