diff --git a/core/config_sanitizers.mk b/core/config_sanitizers.mk
index 62807aa..f387f05 100644
--- a/core/config_sanitizers.mk
+++ b/core/config_sanitizers.mk
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@
   my_sanitize :=
 endif
 
+# Add a filter point based on module owner (to lighten the burden). The format is a space- or
+# colon-separated list of owner names.
+ifneq (,$(SANITIZE_NEVER_BY_OWNER))
+  ifneq (,$(LOCAL_MODULE_OWNER))
+    ifneq (,$(filter $(LOCAL_MODULE_OWNER),$(subst :, ,$(SANITIZE_NEVER_BY_OWNER))))
+      $(warning Not sanitizing $(LOCAL_MODULE) based on module owner.)
+      my_sanitize :=
+    endif
+  endif
+endif
+
 # Don't apply sanitizers to NDK code.
 ifdef LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
   my_sanitize :=