diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 4dc5256fee..1e34b19a3b 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2016-10-18  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
+
+	* elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_check_relocs): Avoid aliasing warning
+	from GCC.
+
 2016-10-18  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 
 	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_update_relocs): Rename `index' local
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-nds32.c b/bfd/elf32-nds32.c
index 81195a45ec..fdeada7653 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-nds32.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-nds32.c
@@ -6629,6 +6629,7 @@ nds32_elf_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 	      else
 		{
 		  asection *s;
+		  void *vpp;
 
 		  Elf_Internal_Sym *isym;
 		  isym = bfd_sym_from_r_symndx (&htab->sym_cache, abfd, r_symndx);
@@ -6640,8 +6641,8 @@ nds32_elf_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 		  if (s == NULL)
 		    return FALSE;
 
-		  head = ((struct elf_nds32_dyn_relocs **)
-			&elf_section_data (s)->local_dynrel);
+		  vpp = &elf_section_data (s)->local_dynrel;
+		  head = (struct elf_nds32_dyn_relocs **) vpp;
 		}
 
 	      p = *head;