--- a/common/autoconf/flags.m4	Wed Apr 16 09:00:42 2014 -0700
+++ b/common/autoconf/flags.m4	Mon Apr 21 20:17:00 2014 -0400
@@ -473,7 +473,8 @@
         CFLAGS_JDK="${CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing"
         ;;
       ppc )
-        # on ppc we don't prevent gcc to omit frame pointer nor strict-aliasing
+        # on ppc we don't prevent gcc to omit frame pointer but do prevent strict aliasing
+        CFLAGS_JDK="${CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing"
         ;;
       * )
         CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -fno-omit-frame-pointer"