diff --git a/t/t0080-unit-test-output.sh b/t/t0080-unit-test-output.sh
index 961b54b06c..6657c114a3 100755
--- a/t/t0080-unit-test-output.sh
+++ b/t/t0080-unit-test-output.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='Test the output of the unit test framework'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'TAP output from unit tests' '