diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a87d5b5df..f238ece0d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ macro(ADD_C_COMPILER_FLAG_IF_AVAILABLE flag have)
 endmacro(ADD_C_COMPILER_FLAG_IF_AVAILABLE)
 
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU" OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -Wno-comment -Wno-reorder -Wno-unused-variable -Wtype-limits -std=c++11")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -Wno-comment -Wno-reorder -Wno-unused-variable -Wtype-limits -std=c++11 -fno-strict-aliasing")
 
   ADD_C_COMPILER_FLAG_IF_AVAILABLE("-Wno-unused-but-set-variable" HAVE_WNO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE)
   ADD_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG_IF_AVAILABLE("-Wno-unused-but-set-variable" HAVE_WNO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE)
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ endif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU" OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clan
 ADD_C_COMPILER_FLAG_IF_AVAILABLE("-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types" HAVE_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE)
 
 if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU" OR CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
-  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -Wno-comment -Wno-write-strings -Winline -Wno-unused-result -Wformat -Wmissing-field-initializers -Wtype-limits -std=c99 -D_GNU_SOURCE")
+  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -Wno-comment -Wno-write-strings -Winline -Wno-unused-result -Wformat -Wmissing-field-initializers -Wtype-limits -std=c99 -fno-strict-aliasing -D_GNU_SOURCE")
 
   if(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -ggdb -O0 -DDEBUG_MODE -DBUILD_TYPE_DEBUG")