diff --git a/java-1.8.0-openjdk.spec b/java-1.8.0-openjdk.spec
index 24577b4..e549d31 100644
--- a/java-1.8.0-openjdk.spec
+++ b/java-1.8.0-openjdk.spec
@@ -1361,8 +1361,8 @@ export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mieee"
 # We use ourcppflags because the OpenJDK build seems to
 # pass EXTRA_CFLAGS to the HotSpot C++ compiler...
 # Explicitly set the C++ standard as the default has changed on GCC >= 6
-EXTRA_CFLAGS="%ourcppflags -std=gnu++98 -Wno-error -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks -fno-lifetime-dse"
-EXTRA_CPP_FLAGS="%ourcppflags -std=gnu++98 -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks -fno-lifetime-dse"
+EXTRA_CFLAGS="%ourcppflags -std=gnu++98 -Wno-error -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks -fno-lifetime-dse -fno-split-loops"
+EXTRA_CPP_FLAGS="%ourcppflags -std=gnu++98 -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks -fno-lifetime-dse -fno-split-loops"
 %ifarch %{power64} ppc
 # fix rpmlint warnings
 EXTRA_CFLAGS="$EXTRA_CFLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing"
@@ -1940,6 +1940,7 @@ require "copy_jdk_configs.lua"
 - patch 536 reordered to 537
 - added patch 536 - Backport "8170888: [linux] Experimental support for cgroup memory limits in container (ie Docker) environments"
 - added patch 538 - 1423421: Javadoc crashes when method name ends with "Property"
+- rhbz#1423751 - added -fno-split-loops worakround sigsew when building with GCC7 (probably bug in jdk's JIT )
 
 * Fri Feb 17 2017 jvanek <jvanek@redhat.com> - 1:1.8.0.121-4.b14
 - added Patch535 and 526