diff --git a/backends/cadence/cadence.cmake b/backends/cadence/cadence.cmake
index 25f241f205c..cb6a25315ea 100644
--- a/backends/cadence/cadence.cmake
+++ b/backends/cadence/cadence.cmake
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${TOOLCHAIN_HOME}/bin/${CROSS_COMPILE_TARGET}-clang++)
 
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_INIT "-stdlib=libc++ -mtext-section-literals -mlongcalls")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_INIT "-stdlib=libc++ -mtext-section-literals -mlongcalls")
+#workaround for larger compilation time
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_INIT "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_INIT} -fno-strict-aliasing")
+
 set(CMAKE_SYSROOT ${TOOLCHAIN_HOME}/${SYSROOT_TARGET})
 set(CMAKE_LINKER ${TOOLCHAIN_HOME}/bin/xt-ld)
 add_link_options(-lm -stdlib=libc++ -Wl,--no-as-needed -static)