diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 197c4991bf..3844a4c021 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2555,6 +2555,10 @@ if test "x$HAVE_CXX" = "xyes"; then
 fi
 AC_SUBST(VISIBILITY_CXXFLAGS)
 
+dnl disable strict aliasing
+AS_COMPILER_FLAG([-fno-strict-aliasing], [EXTRA_CFLAGS="-fno-strict-aliasing"])
+AC_SUBST(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
+
 dnl every flag in GST_OPTION_CFLAGS and GST_OPTION_CXXFLAGS can be overridden
 dnl at make time with e.g. make ERROR_CFLAGS=""
 GST_OPTION_CFLAGS="\$(WARNING_CFLAGS) \$(ERROR_CFLAGS) \$(DEBUG_CFLAGS) \$(PROFILE_CFLAGS) \$(GCOV_CFLAGS) \$(OPT_CFLAGS) \$(DEPRECATED_CFLAGS)"
@@ -2569,9 +2573,9 @@ dnl prefer internal headers to already installed ones
 dnl also add builddir include for enumtypes and marshal
 dnl add GST_OPTION_CFLAGS, but overridable
 GST_CFLAGS="$GST_CFLAGS $GST_STATIC_CFLAGS -DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API"
-GST_CXXFLAGS="$GST_CFLAGS $GLIB_EXTRA_CFLAGS \$(GST_OPTION_CXXFLAGS) \$(VISIBILITY_CXXFLAGS)"
-GST_OBJCFLAGS="$GST_CFLAGS $GLIB_EXTRA_CFLAGS \$(GST_OPTION_OBJCFLAGS) \$(VISIBILITY_CFLAGS)"
-GST_CFLAGS="$GST_CFLAGS $GLIB_EXTRA_CFLAGS \$(GST_OPTION_CFLAGS) \$(VISIBILITY_CFLAGS)"
+GST_CXXFLAGS="$GST_CFLAGS $EXTRA_CFLAGS $GLIB_EXTRA_CFLAGS \$(GST_OPTION_CXXFLAGS) \$(VISIBILITY_CXXFLAGS)"
+GST_OBJCFLAGS="$GST_CFLAGS $EXTRA_CFLAGS $GLIB_EXTRA_CFLAGS \$(GST_OPTION_OBJCFLAGS) \$(VISIBILITY_CFLAGS)"
+GST_CFLAGS="$GST_CFLAGS $EXTRA_CFLAGS $GLIB_EXTRA_CFLAGS \$(GST_OPTION_CFLAGS) \$(VISIBILITY_CFLAGS)"
 AC_SUBST(GST_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(GST_CXXFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(GST_OBJCFLAGS)