diff --git a/lib/asan/asan_interceptors.cc b/lib/asan/asan_interceptors.cc
index 6d7e63b..1588e2e 100644
--- a/lib/asan/asan_interceptors.cc
+++ b/lib/asan/asan_interceptors.cc
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@
   if (!asan_inited) {
     return internal_strcmp(s1, s2);
   }
+  ENSURE_ASAN_INITED();
   unsigned char c1, c2;
   size_t i;
   for (i = 0; ; i++) {
@@ -611,6 +612,7 @@
   if (asan_init_is_running) {
     return REAL(strncmp)(s1, s2, size);
   }
+  ENSURE_ASAN_INITED();
   unsigned char c1 = 0, c2 = 0;
   size_t i;
   for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {