diff --git a/lib/test_kasan.c b/lib/test_kasan.c
index b04729b61d1d..25576303897b 100644
--- a/lib/test_kasan.c
+++ b/lib/test_kasan.c
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ static bool multishot;
  */
 static int kasan_test_init(struct kunit *test)
 {
+	if (!kasan_enabled()) {
+		kunit_err(test, "can't run KASAN tests with KASAN disabled");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	multishot = kasan_save_enable_multi_shot();
 	kasan_set_tagging_report_once(false);
 	return 0;