diff --git a/linker/Android.bp b/linker/Android.bp
index a06ca29..847a9b2 100644
--- a/linker/Android.bp
+++ b/linker/Android.bp
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@
 
     // We need to access Bionic private headers in the linker.
     include_dirs: ["bionic/libc"],
+
+    sanitize: {
+        // Supporting memtag_globals in the linker would be tricky,
+        // because it relocates itself very early.
+        memtag_globals: false,
+    },
 }
 
 // ========================================================