diff --git a/sql/opt_range.cc b/sql/opt_range.cc
index 804bb0a413c..e3a9ba4d01d 100644
--- a/sql/opt_range.cc
+++ b/sql/opt_range.cc
@@ -716,6 +716,9 @@ int SQL_SELECT::test_quick_select(THD *thd, key_map keys_to_use,
 	     key++,idx++)
 	{
 	  ha_rows found_records;
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ == 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__ == 95) && defined(__OPTIMIZE__)
+          volatile // gcc 2.95.3 bug in -O3 mode
+#endif
 	  double found_read_time;
 	  if (*key)
 	  {