diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ce414b81a..02e5e8c9f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PREFIX ?= $(DESTDIR)/usr
 BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
 LIBDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
 
-CFLAGS ?= -g -Wall -Werror -Wshadow -O2 -pipe -fno-strict-aliasing
+CFLAGS ?= -g -Wall -Werror -Wshadow -O2 -pipe -std=gnu11
 LDLIBS=$(LIBDIR)/libsepol.a 
 
 all: sepolicy-inject