diff --git a/etc/maxscale.service.in b/etc/maxscale.service.in
index 9b1c1299e..bc2c94838 100644
--- a/etc/maxscale.service.in
+++ b/etc/maxscale.service.in
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@ TimeoutStartSec=120
 LimitNOFILE=65535
 StartLimitBurst=0
 
+# Only relevant when MaxScale is linked with -fsanitize=address
+Environment=ASAN_OPTIONS=abort_on_error=1
+
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target