diff --git a/llvm/lib/Fuzzer/FuzzerSanitizerOptions.cpp b/llvm/lib/Fuzzer/FuzzerSanitizerOptions.cpp
index 1c58f3a0694f..b2f20dd4ddf0 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Fuzzer/FuzzerSanitizerOptions.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Fuzzer/FuzzerSanitizerOptions.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 // ASAN options:
 //   * don't dump the coverage to disk.
 //   * enable coverage by default.
+//   * enable handle_abort.
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 extern "C" const char *__asan_default_options() {
-  return "coverage_pcs=0:coverage=1";
+  return "coverage_pcs=0:coverage=1:handle_abort=1";
 }