diff --git a/packaging/rhel/xrootd.spec.in b/packaging/rhel/xrootd.spec.in
index 1d7bb06fee4..2270daf8241 100644
--- a/packaging/rhel/xrootd.spec.in
+++ b/packaging/rhel/xrootd.spec.in
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 Name:      xrootd
 Epoch:     1
 Version:   __VERSION__
-Release:   __RELEASE__%{?dist}%{?_with_clang:.clang}
+Release:   __RELEASE__%{?dist}%{?_with_clang:.clang}%{?_with_asan:.asan}
 Summary:   Extended ROOT file server
 Group:     System Environment/Daemons
 License:   LGPLv3+
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ BuildRequires:	graphviz-gd
 BuildRequires: clang
 %endif
 
+%if %{?_with_asan:1}%{!?_with_asan:0}
+BuildRequires: libasan
+Requires: libasan
+%endif
+
 Requires:	%{name}-server%{?_isa} = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 Requires:	%{name}-selinux = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 
@@ -389,6 +394,10 @@ export CC=clang
 export CXX=clang++
 %endif
 
+%if %{?_with_asan:1}%{!?_with_asan:0}
+export CXXFLAGS='-fsanitize=address'
+%endif
+
 mkdir build
 pushd build
 cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \