diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2668cdad2..c755cafa5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ ExternalProject_Add(taglib
 )
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++14 -Wno-unused-result -Wno-deprecated-declarations")
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -g3 -fsanitize=address,undefined")
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -g")
+# enable for additional memory checking with fsanitize
+# set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -g3 -fsanitize=address,undefined")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -O2")
 
 if (${LINK_STATICALLY} MATCHES "true")