diff --git a/deps/uv/uv.gyp b/deps/uv/uv.gyp
index 1ef8c05adc6..203ae1169ac 100644
--- a/deps/uv/uv.gyp
+++ b/deps/uv/uv.gyp
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@
         'src/version.c'
       ],
       'conditions': [
+        [ 'gcc_version<=44', {
+          # GCC versions <= 4.4 do not handle the aliasing in the queue
+          # implementation, so disable aliasing on these platforms
+          # to avoid subtle bugs
+          'cflags': [ '-fno-strict-aliasing' ],
+        }],
         [ 'OS=="win"', {
           'defines': [
             '_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600',