diff --git a/0001-Temporarily-work-around-gcc-aliasing-warning-error.patch b/0001-Temporarily-work-around-gcc-aliasing-warning-error.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24302d2ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Temporarily-work-around-gcc-aliasing-warning-error.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From 991b5e95d4fe7778c8f5e7d7f478d01134d51ca7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:20:02 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] Temporarily work around gcc aliasing warning/error
+
+Signed-off-by: Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com>
+---
+ tools/lib/str_error_r.c | 3 ++-
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/tools/lib/str_error_r.c b/tools/lib/str_error_r.c
+index d6d65537b0d9..c0ede4f6adae 100644
+--- a/tools/lib/str_error_r.c
++++ b/tools/lib/str_error_r.c
+@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
+ char *str_error_r(int errnum, char *buf, size_t buflen)
+ {
+ 	int err = strerror_r(errnum, buf, buflen);
++	void *temp = buf;
+ 	if (err)
+-		snprintf(buf, buflen, "INTERNAL ERROR: strerror_r(%d, %p, %zd)=%d", errnum, buf, buflen, err);
++		snprintf(buf, buflen, "INTERNAL ERROR: strerror_r(%d, %p, %zd)=%d", errnum, temp, buflen, err);
+ 	return buf;
+ }
+-- 
+2.16.2
+
diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 7131462a0..58a5920f8 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -506,6 +506,8 @@ Source5000: patch-4.%{base_sublevel}-git%{gitrev}.xz
 # ongoing complaint, full discussion delayed until ksummit/plumbers
 Patch002: 0001-iio-Use-event-header-from-kernel-tree.patch
 
+# gcc -Werror=aliasing workaround
+Patch003: 0001-Temporarily-work-around-gcc-aliasing-warning-error.patch
 
 %if !%{nopatches}