diff --git a/core/target_test_internal.mk b/core/target_test_internal.mk
index 40b2ba87cc..5745451917 100644
--- a/core/target_test_internal.mk
+++ b/core/target_test_internal.mk
@@ -39,3 +39,9 @@ ifndef LOCAL_MODULE_RELATIVE_PATH
 LOCAL_MODULE_RELATIVE_PATH := $(LOCAL_MODULE)
 endif
 endif
+
+# Implicitly run this test under MTE SYNC for aarch64 binaries. This is a no-op
+# on non-MTE hardware.
+ifneq (,$(filter arm64,$(TARGET_$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)ARCH)))
+  LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES += note_memtag_heap_sync
+endif