diff --git a/cc/sanitize.go b/cc/sanitize.go
index 42a112ed4..8cf61fac6 100644
--- a/cc/sanitize.go
+++ b/cc/sanitize.go
@@ -722,11 +722,6 @@ func (sanitize *sanitize) flags(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flags) Flags {
 			flags.Local.CFlags = append(flags.Local.CFlags, "-fno-sanitize=vptr,function")
 		}
 
-		if enableMinimalRuntime(sanitize) {
-			flags.Local.CFlags = append(flags.Local.CFlags, strings.Join(minimalRuntimeFlags, " "))
-			flags.Local.LdFlags = append(flags.Local.LdFlags, "-Wl,--exclude-libs,"+minimalRuntimeLib)
-		}
-
 		if Bool(sanitize.Properties.Sanitize.Fuzzer) {
 			// When fuzzing, we wish to crash with diagnostics on any bug.
 			flags.Local.CFlags = append(flags.Local.CFlags, "-fno-sanitize-trap=all", "-fno-sanitize-recover=all")
@@ -735,6 +730,12 @@ func (sanitize *sanitize) flags(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flags) Flags {
 		} else {
 			flags.Local.CFlags = append(flags.Local.CFlags, "-fsanitize-trap=all", "-ftrap-function=abort")
 		}
+
+		if enableMinimalRuntime(sanitize) {
+			flags.Local.CFlags = append(flags.Local.CFlags, strings.Join(minimalRuntimeFlags, " "))
+			flags.Local.LdFlags = append(flags.Local.LdFlags, "-Wl,--exclude-libs,"+minimalRuntimeLib)
+		}
+
 		// http://b/119329758, Android core does not boot up with this sanitizer yet.
 		if toDisableImplicitIntegerChange(flags.Local.CFlags) {
 			flags.Local.CFlags = append(flags.Local.CFlags, "-fno-sanitize=implicit-integer-sign-change")