diff --git a/idlib/Str.h b/idlib/Str.h
index 35d037c..3ac1cd6 100644
--- a/idlib/Str.h
+++ b/idlib/Str.h
@@ -503,6 +503,10 @@ ID_INLINE idStr::operator const char *( void ) const {
 	return c_str();
 }
 
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+// shut up GCC's stupid "warning: assuming signed overflow does not occur when assuming that
+// (X - c) > X is always false [-Wstrict-overflow]"
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wstrict-overflow"
 ID_INLINE char idStr::operator[]( int index ) const {
 	assert( ( index >= 0 ) && ( index <= len ) );
 	return data[ index ];
@@ -512,6 +516,7 @@ ID_INLINE char &idStr::operator[]( int index ) {
 	assert( ( index >= 0 ) && ( index <= len ) );
 	return data[ index ];
 }
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 
 ID_INLINE void idStr::operator=( const idStr &text ) {
 	int l;
@@ -912,12 +917,17 @@ ID_INLINE idStr idStr::Left( int len ) const {
 	return Mid( 0, len );
 }
 
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+// shut up GCC's stupid "warning: assuming signed overflow does not occur when assuming that
+// (X - c) > X is always false [-Wstrict-overflow]"
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wstrict-overflow"
 ID_INLINE idStr idStr::Right( int len ) const {
 	if ( len >= Length() ) {
 		return *this;
 	}
 	return Mid( Length() - len, len );
 }
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 
 ID_INLINE void idStr::Strip( const char c ) {
 	StripLeading( c );
diff --git a/idlib/containers/List.h b/idlib/containers/List.h
index 7389267..ddb214f 100644
--- a/idlib/containers/List.h
+++ b/idlib/containers/List.h
@@ -356,6 +356,10 @@ Allocates memory for the amount of elements requested while keeping the contents
 Contents are copied using their = operator so that data is correnctly instantiated.
 ================
 */
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+// shut up GCC's stupid "warning: assuming signed overflow does not occur when assuming that
+// (X - c) > X is always false [-Wstrict-overflow]"
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wstrict-overflow"
 template< class type >
 ID_INLINE void idList<type>::Resize( int newsize ) {
 	type	*temp;
@@ -376,6 +380,7 @@ ID_INLINE void idList<type>::Resize( int newsize ) {
 
 	temp	= list;
 	size	= newsize;
+
 	if ( size < num ) {
 		num = size;
 	}
@@ -391,6 +396,7 @@ ID_INLINE void idList<type>::Resize( int newsize ) {
 		delete[] temp;
 	}
 }
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 
 /*
 ================
@@ -549,6 +555,10 @@ ID_INLINE idList<type> &idList<type>::operator=( const idList<type> &other ) {
 	return *this;
 }
 
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+// shut up GCC's stupid "warning: assuming signed overflow does not occur when assuming that
+// (X - c) > X is always false [-Wstrict-overflow]"
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wstrict-overflow"
 /*
 ================
 idList<type>::operator[] const
@@ -580,6 +590,7 @@ ID_INLINE type &idList<type>::operator[]( int index ) {
 
 	return list[ index ];
 }
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 
 /*
 ================