diff --git a/cc/sanitize.go b/cc/sanitize.go
index 172aae748..08ffff422 100644
--- a/cc/sanitize.go
+++ b/cc/sanitize.go
@@ -141,9 +141,10 @@ func (sanitize *sanitize) begin(ctx BaseModuleContext) {
 			ctx.ModuleErrorf("unknown global sanitizer option %s", globalSanitizers[0])
 		}
 	}
-	if Bool(s.All_undefined) || Bool(s.Undefined) || Bool(s.Address) ||
-		Bool(s.Thread) || Bool(s.Coverage) || Bool(s.Safestack) {
-		sanitize.Properties.SanitizerEnabled = true
+
+	if ctx.staticBinary() {
+		s.Address = nil
+		s.Thread = nil
 	}
 
 	if Bool(s.All_undefined) {
@@ -157,6 +158,11 @@ func (sanitize *sanitize) begin(ctx BaseModuleContext) {
 		// TODO(ccross): error for compile_multilib = "32"?
 	}
 
+	if Bool(s.All_undefined) || Bool(s.Undefined) || Bool(s.Address) ||
+		Bool(s.Thread) || Bool(s.Coverage) || Bool(s.Safestack) {
+		sanitize.Properties.SanitizerEnabled = true
+	}
+
 	if Bool(s.Coverage) {
 		if !Bool(s.Address) {
 			ctx.ModuleErrorf(`Use of "coverage" also requires "address"`)