diff --git a/FuzzerDriver.cpp b/FuzzerDriver.cpp
index 8339697..bed9e84 100644
--- a/FuzzerDriver.cpp
+++ b/FuzzerDriver.cpp
@@ -767,6 +767,7 @@
 #endif // LIBFUZZER_EMSCRIPTEN
 
   Options.HandleAbrt = Flags.handle_abrt;
+  Options.HandleAlrm = !Flags.minimize_crash;
   Options.HandleBus = Flags.handle_bus;
   Options.HandleFpe = Flags.handle_fpe;
   Options.HandleIll = Flags.handle_ill;
diff --git a/FuzzerOptions.h b/FuzzerOptions.h
index 9d975bd..b75e7c7 100644
--- a/FuzzerOptions.h
+++ b/FuzzerOptions.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
   int PurgeAllocatorIntervalSec = 1;
   int  TraceMalloc = 0;
   bool HandleAbrt = false;
+  bool HandleAlrm = false;
   bool HandleBus = false;
   bool HandleFpe = false;
   bool HandleIll = false;
diff --git a/FuzzerUtilFuchsia.cpp b/FuzzerUtilFuchsia.cpp
index 190fb78..93fa2f5 100644
--- a/FuzzerUtilFuchsia.cpp
+++ b/FuzzerUtilFuchsia.cpp
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
   Printf("%s", Buf);
 
   // Set up alarm handler if needed.
-  if (Options.UnitTimeoutSec > 0) {
+  if (Options.HandleAlrm && Options.UnitTimeoutSec > 0) {
     std::thread T(AlarmHandler, Options.UnitTimeoutSec / 2 + 1);
     T.detach();
   }
diff --git a/FuzzerUtilPosix.cpp b/FuzzerUtilPosix.cpp
index fc57b72..27ce69a 100644
--- a/FuzzerUtilPosix.cpp
+++ b/FuzzerUtilPosix.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 
 void SetSignalHandler(const FuzzingOptions& Options) {
   // setitimer is not implemented in emscripten.
-  if (Options.UnitTimeoutSec > 0 && !LIBFUZZER_EMSCRIPTEN)
+  if (Options.HandleAlrm && Options.UnitTimeoutSec > 0 && !LIBFUZZER_EMSCRIPTEN)
     SetTimer(Options.UnitTimeoutSec / 2 + 1);
   if (Options.HandleInt)
     SetSigaction(SIGINT, InterruptHandler);
diff --git a/FuzzerUtilWindows.cpp b/FuzzerUtilWindows.cpp
index 6c693e3..a360b65 100644
--- a/FuzzerUtilWindows.cpp
+++ b/FuzzerUtilWindows.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 void SetSignalHandler(const FuzzingOptions& Options) {
   HandlerOpt = &Options;
 
-  if (Options.UnitTimeoutSec > 0)
+  if (Options.HandleAlrm && Options.UnitTimeoutSec > 0)
     Timer.SetTimer(Options.UnitTimeoutSec / 2 + 1);
 
   if (Options.HandleInt || Options.HandleTerm)