diff --git a/t/t0613-reftable-write-options.sh b/t/t0613-reftable-write-options.sh
index e2708e11d5..b1c6c97524 100755
--- a/t/t0613-reftable-write-options.sh
+++ b/t/t0613-reftable-write-options.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_HASH
 GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME=master
 export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'default write options' '