diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index e058bc1..f61bbe7 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2000,6 +2000,9 @@
 APPS_DEFAULT_VERSION_NAME := $(PLATFORM_VERSION)
 endif
 
+# b/37750224
+AAPT_ASAN_OPTIONS := ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0
+
 # TODO: Right now we generate the asset resources twice, first as part
 # of generating the Java classes, then at the end when packaging the final
 # assets.  This should be changed to do one of two things: (1) Don't generate
@@ -2014,7 +2017,7 @@
 define create-resource-java-files
 @mkdir -p $(PRIVATE_SOURCE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)
 @mkdir -p $(dir $(PRIVATE_RESOURCE_PUBLICS_OUTPUT))
-$(hide) $(AAPT) package $(PRIVATE_AAPT_FLAGS) -m \
+$(hide) $(AAPT_ASAN_OPTIONS) $(AAPT) package $(PRIVATE_AAPT_FLAGS) -m \
     $(eval # PRIVATE_PRODUCT_AAPT_CONFIG is intentionally missing-- see comment.) \
     $(addprefix -J , $(PRIVATE_SOURCE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR)) \
     $(addprefix -M , $(PRIVATE_ANDROID_MANIFEST)) \
@@ -2590,7 +2593,7 @@
 #values; applications can override these by explicitly stating
 #them in their manifest.
 define add-assets-to-package
-$(hide) $(AAPT) package -u $(PRIVATE_AAPT_FLAGS) \
+$(hide) $(AAPT_ASAN_OPTIONS) $(AAPT) package -u $(PRIVATE_AAPT_FLAGS) \
     $(addprefix -c , $(PRIVATE_PRODUCT_AAPT_CONFIG)) \
     $(addprefix --preferred-density , $(PRIVATE_PRODUCT_AAPT_PREF_CONFIG)) \
     $(addprefix -M , $(PRIVATE_ANDROID_MANIFEST)) \