diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2417dfb42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build:gcc7-later --cxxopt -faligned-new
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/util/build.sh b/util/build.sh
index c9bba6be25..af9afc27b9 100644
--- a/util/build.sh
+++ b/util/build.sh
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ build_target() {
     fi
     g_build_opts+=("--copt -DCURVEVERSION=${version}")
 
+    if [ `gcc -dumpversion | awk -F'.' '{print $1}'` -gt 6 ]; then
+        g_build_opts+=("--config=gcc7-later")
+    fi
+
     for target in `get_target`
     do
         bazel build ${g_build_opts[@]} $target