--- src/dvdread/Makefile.am
+++ src/dvdread/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 includedir = ${prefix}/include/dvdnav
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -DDVDNAV_COMPILE -I$(top_srcdir)/src/vm
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -DDVDNAV_COMPILE -fno-strict-aliasing -I$(top_srcdir)/src/vm
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libdvdread.la