diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.mvl40-xscale_be b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.mvl40-xscale_be
index ce7775a25..806c102b4 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.mvl40-xscale_be
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.mvl40-xscale_be
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ GNU_DIR=/opt/moxa/xscale_be/armv5teb-montavista-linuxeabi
 
 ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS += -funwind-tables
 
+# suppress strict alias warnings
+CODE_CPPFLAGS += -fno-strict-aliasing
+
 # have no C++11
 STD_CXXFLAGS =