diff --git a/cmake_targets/build_oai b/cmake_targets/build_oai
index 6e788c9676692c1419be71219e01352e70f147f0..efe44dcc9808ea36da7c87db2e7373bfdc244e3a 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/build_oai
+++ b/cmake_targets/build_oai
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ function main() {
             MAKE_CMD=ninja
             shift;;
         --sanitize-address | -fsanitize=address)
+            grep -sq "Ubuntu 18.04" /etc/os-release && echo_error "Bug in OS with this option, see CMakeLists.txt"
             CMAKE_CMD="$CMAKE_CMD -DSANITIZE_ADDRESS=True"
             shift;;
         --ittiSIM)