diff --git a/.github/workflows/native-unix.yml b/.github/workflows/native-unix.yml
index 0e3c6493af..1b2cc834f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/native-unix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/native-unix.yml
@@ -250,13 +250,25 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: |
           meson setup \
-            -Db_sanitize=address,undefined \
             -Dauto_features=enabled \
             c c/build
           meson compile -C c/build
       - name: Test
         run: |
           meson test -C c/build --print-errorlogs
+      - name: Build with sanitizers
+        run: |
+          # skip bigquery and flightsql for now; see GH-2744
+          meson setup \
+            -Db_sanitize=address,undefined \
+            -Dauto_features=enabled \
+            -Dbigquery=disabled \
+            -Dflightsql=disabled \
+            c c/build
+          meson compile -C c/build
+      - name: Test with sanitizers
+        run: |
+          meson test -C c/build --print-errorlogs
       - name: Stop SQLite server, Dremio, and postgresql
         run: |
           docker compose down