diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 40b8acd358..b25bf089db 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -1338,6 +1338,10 @@ my_cflags := $(call $(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)convert-to-$(my_host)clang-flags
 my_cppflags := $(call $(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)convert-to-$(my_host)clang-flags,$(my_cppflags))
 my_asflags := $(call $(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)convert-to-$(my_host)clang-flags,$(my_asflags))
 my_ldflags := $(call $(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)convert-to-$(my_host)clang-flags,$(my_ldflags))
+else
+# gcc does not handle hidden functions in a manner compatible with LLVM libcxx
+# see b/27908145
+my_cflags += -Wno-attributes
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(my_fdo_build), true)