diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 86a3caba3..0a62c28f6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -324,6 +324,11 @@ IF(NOT LMMS_BUILD_APPLE)
    SET(WERROR_FLAGS "${WERROR_FLAGS} -Werror")
 ENDIF()
 
+# Due to a regression in gcc-4.8.X, we need to disable array-bounds check
+IF (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX AND ((CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL "4.8.0") OR (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER "4.8.0")))
+   SET(WERROR_FLAGS "${WERROR_FLAGS} -Wno-array-bounds")
+ENDIF()
+
 SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-O2 -g ${WERROR_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-O2 -g -fno-exceptions ${WERROR_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "-DLMMS_DEBUG")