diff --git a/src/core/src/type/bfloat16.cpp b/src/core/src/type/bfloat16.cpp
index 6e612b0cfe..dee498d795 100644
--- a/src/core/src/type/bfloat16.cpp
+++ b/src/core/src/type/bfloat16.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,23 @@ size_t bfloat16::size() const {
 #    pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wuninitialized"
 #endif
 
+#if 1
+// GCC 11 fails due to the reinterpret_cast violating alaising rules
+union bfloat16_uint32
+{
+    float f;
+    uint32_t v;
+};
+
+bfloat16::operator float() const
+{
+    uint32_t tmp = (static_cast<uint32_t>(m_value) << 16);
+    union bfloat16_uint32 fv;
+    fv.v = tmp;
+
+    return fv.f;
+}
+#else
 bfloat16::operator float() const {
     uint32_t tmp = 0;
     uint32_t* ptmp = &tmp;
@@ -68,7 +85,7 @@ bfloat16::operator float() const {
     const float* f = reinterpret_cast<const float*>(ptmp);
     return *f;
 }
-
+#endif
 #if defined __GNUC__ && __GNUC__ == 11
 #    pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 #endif