diff --git a/apps/py_sems/Makefile b/apps/py_sems/Makefile
index 9785ebda..f771eb09 100644
--- a/apps/py_sems/Makefile
+++ b/apps/py_sems/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ TTS ?= y
 # put used Python modules from lib-dynload here, e.g. time, mysql, _cvs.so etc.
 PYTHON_DYNLOAD_MODULES = $(wildcard $(PYTHON_LIBDIR)/lib-dynload/*.so) \
 	$(wildcard $(PYTHON_LIBDIR)/site-packages/*.so)
-PYTHON_module_cflags = -I$(PYTHON_DIR) -Isip/
+PYTHON_module_cflags = -fno-strict-aliasing -I$(PYTHON_DIR) -Isip/
 PYTHON_module_ldflags = -Xlinker --export-dynamic \
 			-L$(PYTHON_LIBDIR)/config \
 			-lpython$(PY_VER) 
diff --git a/apps/py_sems/PySemsAudio.cpp b/apps/py_sems/PySemsAudio.cpp
index 0e4a6d27..dfa39628 100644
--- a/apps/py_sems/PySemsAudio.cpp
+++ b/apps/py_sems/PySemsAudio.cpp
@@ -242,9 +242,11 @@ static PyMethodDef PySemsAudioFile_methods[] = {
 
 static PyObject* PySemsAudioFile_getloop(PySemsAudioFile* self, void*)
 {
-  PyObject* loop = self->af->loop.get() ? Py_True : Py_False;
-  Py_INCREF(loop);
-  return loop;
+  if (self->af->loop.get()) {
+    Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+  } else {
+    Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+  }
 }
 
 static int PySemsAudioFile_setloop(PySemsAudioFile* self, PyObject* value, void*)