--- configure.in
+++ configure.in
@@ -97,9 +97,15 @@
 				AC_MSG_RESULT([ok (${gcc_version})])
 				;;
 		esac
+		case "${gcc_version}" in
+		    [[56789]].* | 4.[[3456789]].*)
 		# bb #1581 - temporarely add -fno-strict-aliasing so gcc 4.4.0
 		# works correctly
 		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing"
+			;;
+		    *)
+			;;
+		esac
 	fi
 else
 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -O0"