diff --git a/arch/posix/CMakeLists.txt b/arch/posix/CMakeLists.txt
index 469e1876a08..7ce45f9ad9b 100644
--- a/arch/posix/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/arch/posix/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ list(JOIN LLVM_SANITIZERS "," LLVM_SANITIZERS_ARG)
 if(NOT ${LLVM_SANITIZERS_ARG} STREQUAL "")
   set(LLVM_SANITIZERS_ARG "-fsanitize=${LLVM_SANITIZERS_ARG}")
   zephyr_compile_options("${LLVM_SANITIZERS_ARG}")
-  zephyr_link_libraries("${LLVM_SANITIZERS_ARG}")
+  if (CONFIG_NATIVE_APPLICATION)
+    zephyr_link_libraries("${LLVM_SANITIZERS_ARG}")
+  endif()
 
   target_link_options(native_simulator INTERFACE ${LLVM_SANITIZERS_ARG})
   target_compile_options(native_simulator INTERFACE ${LLVM_SANITIZERS_ARG})