diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 758b93f8c..dc877ca88 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 *****************************************************************************
 
 *** 1.2.4 ***
+- FIX: Fixed GCC 4.4.x aliasing warnings (bug 2846336).
 - FIX: Modified linker scripts for GCC 4.4.x (bug 2846302).
 - FIX: Fixed the CH_OPTIMIZE_SPEED option in the CM3 port (bug 2846278).
 - FIX: Fixed GCC 4.4.x related problems in CM3 port (bug 2846162).
diff --git a/src/chschd.c b/src/chschd.c
index aefe4355b..f072a8c3f 100644
--- a/src/chschd.c
+++ b/src/chschd.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ReadyList rlist;
  */
 void scheduler_init(void) {
 
-  queue_init(&rlist);
+  queue_init(&rlist.r_queue);
   rlist.r_prio = NOPRIO;
 #if CH_USE_ROUNDROBIN
   rlist.r_preempt = CH_TIME_QUANTUM;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void chSchGoSleepS(tstate_t newstate) {
   Thread *otp;
 
   (otp = currp)->p_state = newstate;
-  (currp = fifo_remove((void *)&rlist))->p_state = PRCURR;
+  (currp = fifo_remove(&rlist.r_queue))->p_state = PRCURR;
 #if CH_USE_ROUNDROBIN
   rlist.r_preempt = CH_TIME_QUANTUM;
 #endif
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void chSchDoRescheduleI(void) {
 
   Thread *otp = currp;
   /* pick the first thread from the ready queue and makes it current */
-  (currp = fifo_remove((void *)&rlist))->p_state = PRCURR;
+  (currp = fifo_remove(&rlist.r_queue))->p_state = PRCURR;
   chSchReadyI(otp);
 #if CH_USE_ROUNDROBIN
   rlist.r_preempt = CH_TIME_QUANTUM;
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ void chSchDoRescheduleI(void) {
 void chSchRescheduleS(void) {
   /* first thread in the runnable queue has higher priority than the running
    * thread? */
-  if (firstprio(&rlist) > currp->p_prio)
+  if (firstprio(&rlist.r_queue) > currp->p_prio)
     chSchDoRescheduleI();
 }
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void chSchRescheduleS(void) {
  * @retval FALSE if a reschedulation is not required.
  */
 bool_t chSchRescRequiredI(void) {
-  tprio_t p1 = firstprio(&rlist);
+  tprio_t p1 = firstprio(&rlist.r_queue);
   tprio_t p2 = currp->p_prio;
 #if CH_USE_ROUNDROBIN
   /* If the running thread has not reached its time quantum, reschedule only
diff --git a/src/include/scheduler.h b/src/include/scheduler.h
index 4149eab17..b10a9aa8e 100644
--- a/src/include/scheduler.h
+++ b/src/include/scheduler.h
@@ -71,10 +71,7 @@
  * @extends ThreadsQueue
  */
 typedef struct {
-  Thread                *p_next;        /**< Next @p Thread in the ready list.*/
-  Thread                *p_prev;        /**< Previous @p Thread in the ready
-                                             list.*/
-  /* End of the fields shared with the ThreadsQueue structure. */
+  ThreadsQueue          r_queue;        /**< Threads queue.*/
   tprio_t               r_prio;         /**< This field must be initialized to
                                              zero.*/
   /* End of the fields shared with the Thread structure. */
diff --git a/src/include/vt.h b/src/include/vt.h
index 45ed3b275..58c171a0b 100644
--- a/src/include/vt.h
+++ b/src/include/vt.h
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ extern VTList vtlist;
     while (!(vtp = vtlist.vt_next)->vt_time) {                          \
       vtfunc_t fn = vtp->vt_func;                                       \
       vtp->vt_func = NULL;                                              \
-      (vtp->vt_next->vt_prev = (void *)&vtlist)->vt_next = vtp->vt_next;\
+      vtp->vt_next->vt_prev = (void *)&vtlist;                          \
+      (&vtlist)->vt_next = vtp->vt_next;                                \
       fn(vtp->vt_par);                                                  \
     }                                                                   \
   }                                                                     \