diff --git a/client/crashpad_client_win.cc b/client/crashpad_client_win.cc
index 13e29002..aafb59f4 100644
--- a/client/crashpad_client_win.cc
+++ b/client/crashpad_client_win.cc
@@ -667,15 +667,14 @@ void CrashpadClient::RegisterHandlers() {
   SetUnhandledExceptionFilter(&UnhandledExceptionHandler);
 
   // Windows swallows heap corruption failures but we can intercept them with
-  // a vectored exception handler.
-#if defined(ADDRESS_SANITIZER)
-  // Let ASAN have first go.
-  bool go_first = false;
-#else
-  bool go_first = true;
-#endif
-  PVOID handler = AddVectoredExceptionHandler(go_first, HandleHeapCorruption);
+  // a vectored exception handler. Note that a vectored exception handler is
+  // not compatible with or generally helpful in ASAN builds (ASAN inserts a
+  // bad dereference at the beginning of the handler, leading to recursive
+  // invocation of the handler).
+#if !defined(ADDRESS_SANITIZER)
+  PVOID handler = AddVectoredExceptionHandler(true, HandleHeapCorruption);
   vectored_handler_.reset(handler);
+#endif
 
   // The Windows CRT's signal.h lists:
   // - SIGINT