diff --git a/t/t3000-ls-files-others.sh b/t/t3000-ls-files-others.sh
index 740ce56eab..11af4552f7 100755
--- a/t/t3000-ls-files-others.sh
+++ b/t/t3000-ls-files-others.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ filesystem.
     path3/file3 - a file in a directory
     path4       - an empty directory
 '
+
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'setup ' '
diff --git a/t/t3002-ls-files-dashpath.sh b/t/t3002-ls-files-dashpath.sh
index 8704b04e1b..54d22a45df 100755
--- a/t/t3002-ls-files-dashpath.sh
+++ b/t/t3002-ls-files-dashpath.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ filesystem.
     -foo	- a file with a funny name.
     --		- another file with a funny name.
 '
+
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success \
diff --git a/t/t3003-ls-files-exclude.sh b/t/t3003-ls-files-exclude.sh
index c41c4f046a..7933dff9b3 100755
--- a/t/t3003-ls-files-exclude.sh
+++ b/t/t3003-ls-files-exclude.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 test_description='ls-files --exclude does not affect index files'
+
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'create repo with file' '
diff --git a/t/t3004-ls-files-basic.sh b/t/t3004-ls-files-basic.sh
index 9fd5a1f188..a16e25c79b 100755
--- a/t/t3004-ls-files-basic.sh
+++ b/t/t3004-ls-files-basic.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This test runs git ls-files with various unusual or malformed
 command-line arguments.
 '
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'ls-files in empty repository' '
diff --git a/t/t3006-ls-files-long.sh b/t/t3006-ls-files-long.sh
index e109c3fbfb..2aaf91ebc8 100755
--- a/t/t3006-ls-files-long.sh
+++ b/t/t3006-ls-files-long.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 test_description='overly long paths'
+
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success setup '
diff --git a/t/t3008-ls-files-lazy-init-name-hash.sh b/t/t3008-ls-files-lazy-init-name-hash.sh
index 85f3704958..51d3dffaa6 100755
--- a/t/t3008-ls-files-lazy-init-name-hash.sh
+++ b/t/t3008-ls-files-lazy-init-name-hash.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 test_description='Test the lazy init name hash with various folder structures'
 
+TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 if test 1 -eq $(test-tool online-cpus)