diff --git a/tests/unit/meson.build b/tests/unit/meson.build
index 026e39f520..ab01e00f12 100644
--- a/tests/unit/meson.build
+++ b/tests/unit/meson.build
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ if have_system
   endif
 endif
 
-if have_ga and targetos == 'linux' and 'CONFIG_TSAN' not in config_host
+if have_ga and targetos == 'linux'
   tests += {'test-qga': ['../qtest/libqtest.c']}
   test_deps += {'test-qga': qga}
 endif
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-qga.c b/tests/unit/test-qga.c
index 5cb140d1b5..e17a288034 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-qga.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-qga.c
@@ -969,6 +969,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     TestFixture fix;
     int ret;
 
+#ifdef QEMU_SANITIZE_THREAD
+    {
+        g_test_skip("tsan enabled, https://github.com/google/sanitizers/issues/1116");
+        return 0;
+    }
+#endif
+
     setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
     g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
     fixture_setup(&fix, NULL, NULL);