diff --git a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
index fc3eb2c..ac30c7d 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
@@ -714,7 +714,9 @@
 
     # Run e2fsck on the inflated image file
     e2fsck_command = ["e2fsck", "-f", "-n", unsparse_image]
-    (e2fsck_output, exit_code) = RunCommand(e2fsck_command)
+    # TODO(b/112062612): work around e2fsck failure with SANITIZE_HOST=address
+    env4e2fsck = {"ASAN_OPTIONS": "detect_odr_violation=0"}
+    (e2fsck_output, exit_code) = RunCommand(e2fsck_command, env=env4e2fsck)
 
     os.remove(unsparse_image)