diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a399e11168..b7fa55d4a2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if (WIN32)
 elseif (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC OR CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
   #SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -Wno-long-long -pedantic")
   #SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -Wno-unknown-pragmas")
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -fno-strict-aliasing")
 endif(WIN32)
 
 if (NOT QT_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH)
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditor.cpp b/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditor.cpp
index a42c84470b..c1deb20111 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditor.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditor.cpp
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ int VoxelizationVisitor::visit(MetavoxelInfo& info) {
         }
         return DEFAULT_ORDER;
     }
-    QRgb closestColor;
+    QRgb closestColor = QRgb();
     float closestDistance = FLT_MAX;
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < sizeof(DIRECTION_ROTATIONS) / sizeof(DIRECTION_ROTATIONS[0]); i++) {
         glm::vec3 rotated = DIRECTION_ROTATIONS[i] * center;