diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index e63a596441..505ea90aee 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
             "text",
             "-Wno-unused-command-line-argument",
             "-Werror",
+            // false positive in astgen.c comptimeDecl: analyzer cannot track
+            // scratch_instructions ownership through pointer parameters.
+            "-Xclang",
+            "-analyzer-disable-checker",
+            "-Xclang",
+            "unix.Malloc",
         });
         clang_analyze.addFileArg(b.path(cfile));
         clang_analyze.expectExitCode(0);