diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 0e72a2faf..9674027f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ jobs:
         make
     - name: make test
       env:
+          FISH_CI_SAN: 1
           ASAN_OPTIONS: check_initialization_order=1:detect_stack_use_after_return=1:detect_leaks=1
           UBSAN_OPTIONS: print_stacktrace=1:report_error_type=1
           # use_tls=0 is a workaround for LSAN crashing with "Tracer caught signal 11" (SIGSEGV),
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo pip3 install pexpect
     - name: cmake
       env:
+          FISH_CI_SAN: 1
           CC: clang
           CXX: clang++
           CXXFLAGS: "-fsanitize=thread"
diff --git a/tests/checks/noshebang.fish b/tests/checks/noshebang.fish
index 010179035..008723f35 100644
--- a/tests/checks/noshebang.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/noshebang.fish
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # RUN: %fish %s
 
+# Do not run under sanitizers in CI, as they intercept a busted posix_spawn
+# which mishandles shebangless scripts.
+# REQUIRES: sh 'test -z $FISH_CI_SAN'
+
 # Test for shebangless scripts - see 7802.
 
 set testdir (mktemp -d)