diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/sys/cdefs.h b/newlib/libc/include/sys/cdefs.h
index 9a0466fff..1f2ce063d 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/sys/cdefs.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/sys/cdefs.h
@@ -709,6 +709,13 @@
 /* Function should not be analyzed. */
 #define	__no_lock_analysis	__lock_annotate(no_thread_safety_analysis)
 
+/* Function or variable should not be sanitized, ie. by AddressSanitizer */
+#if __has_attribute(no_sanitize)
+#define __nosanitizeaddress	__attribute__((no_sanitize("address")))
+#else
+#define __nosanitizeaddress
+#endif
+
 /* Guard variables and structure members by lock. */
 #define	__guarded_by(x)		__lock_annotate(guarded_by(x))
 #define	__pt_guarded_by(x)	__lock_annotate(pt_guarded_by(x))