diff --git a/unittest/CMakeLists.txt b/unittest/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e27f4be45..412cf8d3d6 100644
--- a/unittest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/unittest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ add_test(NAME RunLammps
          COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:lmp> -log none -echo none -in in.empty
          WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 set_tests_properties(RunLammps PROPERTIES
+        ENVIRONMENT "TSAN_OPTIONS='ignore_noninstrumented_modules=1'"
         PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "^LAMMPS \\([0-9]+ [A-Za-z]+ 2[0-9][0-9][0-9]\\)")
 
 if(BUILD_MPI)