diff --git a/compile b/compile
index e9281ae..46bac00 100755
--- a/compile
+++ b/compile
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ CC=clang
 CFLAGS="-Wall -Wextra -Werror -pedantic"
 LIBFLAGS="-fPIC -shared"
 
+if [[ $CC == "gcc" ]]; then
+  # Used to disable the "ASan runtime does not come first in initial library list" error when compiling with gcc
+  export ASAN_OPTIONS=verify_asan_link_order=0
+fi
+
 INCLUDE="$(find src -type d | xargs -I{} echo -n "-I{} ")"
 SRC="$(find src -type f -name "*.c" | xargs -I{} echo -n "{} ")"