diff --git a/plugins/Makefile b/plugins/Makefile
index bbf3ba4..54c861d 100644
--- a/plugins/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/Makefile
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ endif
 
 BASE_FLAGS += -DBUILDING_PLUGIN_MODULES
 BASE_FLAGS += -fno-finite-math-only
+BASE_FLAGS += -fno-strict-aliasing
 BASE_FLAGS += -I../dpf/dgl/src/nanovg
 BASE_FLAGS += -I../dpf/distrho
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 396a3f4..05df6b1 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ else
 BASE_FLAGS += -DARCH_LIN
 endif
 
+BASE_FLAGS += -fno-finite-math-only
+BASE_FLAGS += -fno-strict-aliasing
+
 BASE_FLAGS += -DPRIVATE=
 
 BASE_FLAGS += -I../dpf/dgl/src/nanovg
@@ -87,8 +90,6 @@ BASE_FLAGS += -I../include/mingw-std-threads
 endif
 
 BUILD_C_FLAGS += -std=gnu11
-BUILD_C_FLAGS += -fno-finite-math-only
-BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -fno-finite-math-only
 
 # use our custom function to filter out VCV trademarks
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -DnsvgParseFromFile=nsvgParseFromFileCardinal
diff --git a/src/Makefile.cardinal.mk b/src/Makefile.cardinal.mk
index 126693e..2a6ba23 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.cardinal.mk
+++ b/src/Makefile.cardinal.mk
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ else
 BASE_FLAGS += -DARCH_LIN
 endif
 
+BASE_FLAGS += -fno-finite-math-only
+BASE_FLAGS += -fno-strict-aliasing
+
 BASE_FLAGS += -DPRIVATE=
 
 BASE_FLAGS += -I..
@@ -171,8 +174,6 @@ BASE_FLAGS += -I../../include/mingw-std-threads
 endif
 
 BUILD_C_FLAGS += -std=gnu11
-BUILD_C_FLAGS += -fno-finite-math-only
-BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -fno-finite-math-only
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 # FIXME lots of warnings from VCV side