diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 1f0f5c5..69c8c40 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ OBJS += vectors.o
 
 .PHONY: build_info.c
 build_info.o: CFLAGS += -DFW_VER="\"$(FW_VER)\""
+
+# Avoid infinite loops due to GCC noticing code that can be replaced by a call
+# to a standard library function... within our implementation of that function.
+util.o: CFLAGS += -fno-tree-loop-distribute-patterns