diff --git a/src/Makefile.txt b/src/Makefile.txt
index 5d5f8d8d98e4af8742854a867d590dace1dcd444..f51f569f694be3a514d3b71e82b009c5e381d70e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.txt
+++ b/src/Makefile.txt
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ PRINTC = enscript -2r
 # PRINTC = lpr
 
 #for Gnu's gcc compiler -O2 for optimization, -g for debugging, -Wall for check
-#
+#   -fno-strict-aliasing not needed for gcc 4.4+ (segfault in qset.c)
 CC     = gcc
-CCOPTS1 = -O2 -ansi 
+CCOPTS1 = -O2 -ansi -fno-strict-aliasing
 
 # for Sun's cc compiler, -fast or O2 for optimization, -g for debugging, -Xc for ANSI
 #CC = cc