diff --git a/java-1_8_0-openjdk.changes b/java-1_8_0-openjdk.changes
index e65ed33..d9aa5a0 100644
--- a/java-1_8_0-openjdk.changes
+++ b/java-1_8_0-openjdk.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 29 09:44:55 UTC 2018 - fstrba@suse.com
+
+- Fix build with gcc 7.3
+  * add -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks -fno-lifetime-dse and
+    -std=gnu++98
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov  3 11:36:40 UTC 2017 - fstrba@suse.com
 
diff --git a/java-1_8_0-openjdk.spec b/java-1_8_0-openjdk.spec
index 223f0f5..8cc10e6 100644
--- a/java-1_8_0-openjdk.spec
+++ b/java-1_8_0-openjdk.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package java-1_8_0-openjdk
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -446,8 +446,18 @@ export ZLIB_LIBS="-L/%{_lib} -lz"
 %endif
 
 CFLAGS=$(rpm -E '%{optflags}' | sed 's/-Wall\>//')
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wno-error"
+CXXFLAGS=${CFLAGS}
+%ifarch ppc64 ppc64le ppc
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing"
+%endif
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1330
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -std=gnu++98 -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks -fno-lifetime-dse -fpermissive"
+CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -std=gnu++98 -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks -fno-lifetime-dse"
+%endif
 export CFLAGS
-export CXXFLAGS=${CFLAGS}
+export CXXFLAGS
+
 %if %{with_sunec}
 export NSS_SOFTOKN_CFLAGS="`pkg-config --cflags nss` -I`pwd`"
 export NSS_SOFTOKN_LIBS="-L%{_libdir} -lnssdbm3 -lsoftokn3 -lssl3 -lsmime3 -lnss3 -lnssutil3 -lfreebl -L%{_libdir}/nspr -lplds4 -lplc4 -lnspr4"