diff --git a/rust/sanitize.go b/rust/sanitize.go
index c086880..b8f922f 100644
--- a/rust/sanitize.go
+++ b/rust/sanitize.go
@@ -94,14 +94,6 @@
 	"-C llvm-args=--hwasan-with-ifunc",
 }
 
-func boolPtr(v bool) *bool {
-	if v {
-		return &v
-	} else {
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
 func init() {
 }
 func (sanitize *sanitize) props() []interface{} {
@@ -111,6 +103,11 @@
 func (sanitize *sanitize) begin(ctx BaseModuleContext) {
 	s := &sanitize.Properties.Sanitize
 
+	// Disable sanitizers for musl x86 modules, rustc does not support any sanitizers.
+	if ctx.Os() == android.LinuxMusl && ctx.Arch().ArchType == android.X86 {
+		s.Never = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
+	}
+
 	// Never always wins.
 	if Bool(s.Never) {
 		return
@@ -212,11 +209,6 @@
 		s.Memtag_heap = nil
 	}
 
-	// Disable sanitizers for musl x86 modules, rustc does not support any sanitizers.
-	if ctx.Os() == android.LinuxMusl && ctx.Arch().ArchType == android.X86 {
-		s.Never = boolPtr(true)
-	}
-
 	// TODO:(b/178369775)
 	// For now sanitizing is only supported on non-windows targets
 	if ctx.Os() != android.Windows && (Bool(s.Hwaddress) || Bool(s.Address) || Bool(s.Memtag_heap) || Bool(s.Fuzzer)) {
@@ -318,16 +310,16 @@
 	sanitizerSet := false
 	switch t {
 	case cc.Fuzzer:
-		sanitize.Properties.Sanitize.Fuzzer = boolPtr(b)
+		sanitize.Properties.Sanitize.Fuzzer = proptools.BoolPtr(b)
 		sanitizerSet = true
 	case cc.Asan:
-		sanitize.Properties.Sanitize.Address = boolPtr(b)
+		sanitize.Properties.Sanitize.Address = proptools.BoolPtr(b)
 		sanitizerSet = true
 	case cc.Hwasan:
-		sanitize.Properties.Sanitize.Hwaddress = boolPtr(b)
+		sanitize.Properties.Sanitize.Hwaddress = proptools.BoolPtr(b)
 		sanitizerSet = true
 	case cc.Memtag_heap:
-		sanitize.Properties.Sanitize.Memtag_heap = boolPtr(b)
+		sanitize.Properties.Sanitize.Memtag_heap = proptools.BoolPtr(b)
 		sanitizerSet = true
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("setting unsupported sanitizerType %d", t))