diff --git a/tests/qtest/fdc-test.c b/tests/qtest/fdc-test.c
index 5e8fbda9df..8645b080f7 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/fdc-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/fdc-test.c
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ static bool qtest_check_clang_sanitizer(void)
 #ifdef QEMU_SANITIZE_ADDRESS
     return true;
 #else
-    g_test_skip("QEMU not configured using --enable-sanitizers");
+    g_test_skip("QEMU not configured using --enable-asan");
     return false;
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners/ubuntu-22.04-aarch64.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners/ubuntu-22.04-aarch64.yml
index 263a3c2140..ca2f140471 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners/ubuntu-22.04-aarch64.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners/ubuntu-22.04-aarch64.yml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ ubuntu-22.04-aarch64-clang:
  script:
  - mkdir build
  - cd build
- - ../configure --disable-libssh --cc=clang --cxx=clang++ --enable-sanitizers
+ - ../configure --disable-libssh --cc=clang --cxx=clang++ --enable-ubsan
    || { cat config.log meson-logs/meson-log.txt; exit 1; }
  - make --output-sync -j`nproc --ignore=40`
  - make --output-sync -j`nproc --ignore=40` check
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners/ubuntu-22.04-s390x.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners/ubuntu-22.04-s390x.yml
index 69ddd3e7d5..ca374acb8c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners/ubuntu-22.04-s390x.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/custom-runners/ubuntu-22.04-s390x.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ ubuntu-22.04-s390x-clang:
  script:
  - mkdir build
  - cd build
- - ../configure --cc=clang --cxx=clang++ --enable-sanitizers
+ - ../configure --cc=clang --cxx=clang++ --enable-ubsan
    || { cat config.log meson-logs/meson-log.txt; exit 1; }
  - make --output-sync -j`nproc`
  - make --output-sync -j`nproc` check
diff --git a/docs/devel/fuzzing.rst b/docs/devel/fuzzing.rst
index 3bfcb33fc4..dfe1973cf8 100644
--- a/docs/devel/fuzzing.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/fuzzing.rst
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ Configure with (substitute the clang binaries with the version you installed).
 Here, enable-sanitizers, is optional but it allows us to reliably detect bugs
 such as out-of-bounds accesses, use-after-frees, double-frees etc.::
 
-    CC=clang-8 CXX=clang++-8 /path/to/configure --enable-fuzzing \
-                                                --enable-sanitizers
+    CC=clang-8 CXX=clang++-8 /path/to/configure \
+        --enable-fuzzing --enable-asan --enable-ubsan
 
 Fuzz targets are built similarly to system targets::
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 81ecd4bae7..19b18b4a8a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -474,24 +474,31 @@ if get_option('safe_stack') and coroutine_backend != 'ucontext'
   error('SafeStack is only supported with the ucontext coroutine backend')
 endif
 
-if get_option('sanitizers')
+if get_option('asan')
   if cc.has_argument('-fsanitize=address')
     qemu_cflags = ['-fsanitize=address'] + qemu_cflags
     qemu_ldflags = ['-fsanitize=address'] + qemu_ldflags
+  else
+    error('Your compiler does not support -fsanitize=address')
   endif
+endif
 
-  # Detect static linking issue with ubsan - https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=84285
+if get_option('ubsan')
+  # Detect static linking issue with ubsan:
+  # https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=84285
   if cc.links('int main(int argc, char **argv) { return argc + 1; }',
               args: [qemu_ldflags, '-fsanitize=undefined'])
     qemu_cflags = ['-fsanitize=undefined'] + qemu_cflags
     qemu_ldflags = ['-fsanitize=undefined'] + qemu_ldflags
+  else
+    error('Your compiler does not support -fsanitize=undefined')
   endif
 endif
 
 # Thread sanitizer is, for now, much noisier than the other sanitizers;
 # keep it separate until that is not the case.
 if get_option('tsan')
-  if get_option('sanitizers')
+  if get_option('asan') or get_option('ubsan')
     error('TSAN is not supported with other sanitizers')
   endif
   if not cc.has_function('__tsan_create_fiber',
@@ -2511,7 +2518,7 @@ if rdma.found()
 endif
 
 have_asan_fiber = false
-if get_option('sanitizers') and \
+if get_option('asan') and \
    not cc.has_function('__sanitizer_start_switch_fiber',
                          args: '-fsanitize=address',
                          prefix: '#include <sanitizer/asan_interface.h>')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 0269fa0f16..98615c3c4e 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -91,8 +91,10 @@ option('tcg_interpreter', type: 'boolean', value: false,
        description: 'TCG with bytecode interpreter (slow)')
 option('safe_stack', type: 'boolean', value: false,
        description: 'SafeStack Stack Smash Protection (requires clang/llvm and coroutine backend ucontext)')
-option('sanitizers', type: 'boolean', value: false,
-       description: 'enable default sanitizers')
+option('asan', type: 'boolean', value: false,
+       description: 'enable address sanitizer')
+option('ubsan', type: 'boolean', value: false,
+       description: 'enable undefined behaviour sanitizer')
 option('tsan', type: 'boolean', value: false,
        description: 'enable thread sanitizer')
 option('stack_protector', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
diff --git a/scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh b/scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh
index c97079a38c..a6ee2d9c01 100644
--- a/scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh
+++ b/scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ meson_options_help() {
   printf "%s\n" '  --disable-relocatable    toggle relocatable install'
   printf "%s\n" '  --docdir=VALUE           Base directory for documentation installation'
   printf "%s\n" '                           (can be empty) [share/doc]'
+  printf "%s\n" '  --enable-asan            enable address sanitizer'
   printf "%s\n" '  --enable-block-drv-whitelist-in-tools'
   printf "%s\n" '                           use block whitelist also in tools instead of only'
   printf "%s\n" '                           QEMU'
@@ -46,13 +47,13 @@ meson_options_help() {
   printf "%s\n" '                           getrandom()'
   printf "%s\n" '  --enable-safe-stack      SafeStack Stack Smash Protection (requires'
   printf "%s\n" '                           clang/llvm and coroutine backend ucontext)'
-  printf "%s\n" '  --enable-sanitizers      enable default sanitizers'
   printf "%s\n" '  --enable-strip           Strip targets on install'
   printf "%s\n" '  --enable-tcg-interpreter TCG with bytecode interpreter (slow)'
   printf "%s\n" '  --enable-trace-backends=CHOICES'
   printf "%s\n" '                           Set available tracing backends [log] (choices:'
   printf "%s\n" '                           dtrace/ftrace/log/nop/simple/syslog/ust)'
   printf "%s\n" '  --enable-tsan            enable thread sanitizer'
+  printf "%s\n" '  --enable-ubsan           enable undefined behaviour sanitizer'
   printf "%s\n" '  --firmwarepath=VALUES    search PATH for firmware files [share/qemu-'
   printf "%s\n" '                           firmware]'
   printf "%s\n" '  --iasl=VALUE             Path to ACPI disassembler'
@@ -230,6 +231,8 @@ _meson_option_parse() {
     --disable-af-xdp) printf "%s" -Daf_xdp=disabled ;;
     --enable-alsa) printf "%s" -Dalsa=enabled ;;
     --disable-alsa) printf "%s" -Dalsa=disabled ;;
+    --enable-asan) printf "%s" -Dasan=true ;;
+    --disable-asan) printf "%s" -Dasan=false ;;
     --enable-attr) printf "%s" -Dattr=enabled ;;
     --disable-attr) printf "%s" -Dattr=disabled ;;
     --audio-drv-list=*) quote_sh "-Daudio_drv_list=$2" ;;
@@ -456,8 +459,6 @@ _meson_option_parse() {
     --disable-rutabaga-gfx) printf "%s" -Drutabaga_gfx=disabled ;;
     --enable-safe-stack) printf "%s" -Dsafe_stack=true ;;
     --disable-safe-stack) printf "%s" -Dsafe_stack=false ;;
-    --enable-sanitizers) printf "%s" -Dsanitizers=true ;;
-    --disable-sanitizers) printf "%s" -Dsanitizers=false ;;
     --enable-sdl) printf "%s" -Dsdl=enabled ;;
     --disable-sdl) printf "%s" -Dsdl=disabled ;;
     --enable-sdl-image) printf "%s" -Dsdl_image=enabled ;;
@@ -505,6 +506,8 @@ _meson_option_parse() {
     --disable-u2f) printf "%s" -Du2f=disabled ;;
     --enable-uadk) printf "%s" -Duadk=enabled ;;
     --disable-uadk) printf "%s" -Duadk=disabled ;;
+    --enable-ubsan) printf "%s" -Dubsan=true ;;
+    --disable-ubsan) printf "%s" -Dubsan=false ;;
     --enable-usb-redir) printf "%s" -Dusb_redir=enabled ;;
     --disable-usb-redir) printf "%s" -Dusb_redir=disabled ;;
     --enable-vde) printf "%s" -Dvde=enabled ;;
diff --git a/tests/docker/test-debug b/tests/docker/test-debug
index f52f16328c..678ceccc27 100755
--- a/tests/docker/test-debug
+++ b/tests/docker/test-debug
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 #
-# Compile and check with clang & --enable-debug --enable-sanitizers.
+# Compile and check with clang & debug & sanitizers
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2016-2018 Red Hat Inc.
 #
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ requires_binary clang
 cd "$BUILD_DIR"
 
 OPTS="--cxx=clang++ --cc=clang --host-cc=clang"
-OPTS="--enable-debug --enable-sanitizers $OPTS"
+OPTS="--enable-debug --enable-asan --enable-ubsan $OPTS"
 
 export ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0
 build_qemu $OPTS
