diff --git a/.github/workflows/regress.yml b/.github/workflows/regress.yml
index ce5b0d761..4d064623d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/regress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/regress.yml
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
          sh autogen.sh
           ./configure ${{ matrix.configure }}
-          export ASAN_OPTIONS="abort_on_error=1:detect_leaks=0"
           ${{ matrix.make }} -j"$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)"
 
       - name: test
         run: |
           cd regress
+          export ASAN_OPTIONS="abort_on_error=1:detect_leaks=0"
           ${{ matrix.make }}
diff --git a/regress/Makefile b/regress/Makefile
index 1a9ba55cb..5f8d50c8f 100644
--- a/regress/Makefile
+++ b/regress/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ all:
 	for test in $(TESTS); do \
 		printf '%-40s ' "$$test"; \
 		start=$$(date +%s); \
-		if sh "$$test" >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
+		if env -i ASAN_OPTIONS="$$ASAN_OPTIONS" sh "$$test" >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
 			end=$$(date +%s); \
 			echo "PASS ($$((end - start))s)"; \
 		else \