diff --git a/t/t0612-reftable-jgit-compatibility.sh b/t/t0612-reftable-jgit-compatibility.sh
index d0d7e80b49..84922153ab 100755
--- a/t/t0612-reftable-jgit-compatibility.sh
+++ b/t/t0612-reftable-jgit-compatibility.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_REF_FORMAT
 GIT_TEST_SPLIT_INDEX=0
 export GIT_TEST_SPLIT_INDEX
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 if ! test_have_prereq JGIT