diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7b6bb7d92e..d55e554905 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Ubuntu_GCC_preprocess:
   stage: build
   variables:
     CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS: -fuse-ld=mold
+    OPENMW_CXX_FLAGS: "-Werror -Werror=implicit-fallthrough"
   script:
     - df -h
     - export CCACHE_BASEDIR="`pwd`"
@@ -156,6 +157,8 @@ Ubuntu_GCC_asan:
     CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG: -g -O1 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=pointer-subtract -fsanitize=leak
     CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS: -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=pointer-subtract -fsanitize=leak -fuse-ld=mold
     BUILD_OPENMW_ONLY: 1
+    # Disable -Werror due to https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=105562
+    OPENMW_CXX_FLAGS: ""
 
 Clang_Format:
   extends: .Ubuntu_Image
@@ -257,6 +260,8 @@ Ubuntu_GCC_tests_asan:
     CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG: -g -O1 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=pointer-subtract -fsanitize=leak
     CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS: -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=pointer-subtract -fsanitize=leak -fuse-ld=mold
     ASAN_OPTIONS: halt_on_error=1:strict_string_checks=1:detect_stack_use_after_return=1:check_initialization_order=1:strict_init_order=1
+    # Disable -Werror due to https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=105562
+    OPENMW_CXX_FLAGS: ""
   artifacts:
     paths: []
     name: ${CI_JOB_NAME}-${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}-${CI_COMMIT_SHA}
diff --git a/CI/before_script.linux.sh b/CI/before_script.linux.sh
index c6fd306e25..c5704b900c 100755
--- a/CI/before_script.linux.sh
+++ b/CI/before_script.linux.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ declare -a CMAKE_CONF_OPTS=(
     -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS="${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS:-OFF}"
     -DUSE_SYSTEM_TINYXML=ON
     -DOPENMW_USE_SYSTEM_RECASTNAVIGATION=ON
-    -DOPENMW_CXX_FLAGS="-Werror -Werror=implicit-fallthrough"  # flags specific to OpenMW project
+    -DOPENMW_CXX_FLAGS="${OPENMW_CXX_FLAGS}"  # flags specific to OpenMW project
 )
 
 if [[ "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}" ]]; then
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 94b52e0156..bd66eb2c48 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -594,6 +594,11 @@ endif()
 if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL GNU OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL Clang)
     set(OPENMW_CXX_FLAGS "-Wall -Wextra -Wundef -Wextra-semi -Wno-unused-parameter -pedantic -Wno-long-long -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Wunused ${OPENMW_CXX_FLAGS}")
 
+    if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL GNU)
+        # https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=105438
+        set(OPENMW_CXX_FLAGS "-Wno-array-bounds ${OPENMW_CXX_FLAGS}")
+    endif()
+
     if (APPLE)
         set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++")
         set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++")
diff --git a/apps/components_tests/esm/test_fixed_string.cpp b/apps/components_tests/esm/test_fixed_string.cpp
index 76ed346daa..2241bb042f 100644
--- a/apps/components_tests/esm/test_fixed_string.cpp
+++ b/apps/components_tests/esm/test_fixed_string.cpp
@@ -74,19 +74,20 @@ namespace
 
     TEST(EsmFixedString, empty_strings)
     {
+        constexpr std::string_view someStr = "some string";
         {
             SCOPED_TRACE("4 bytes");
             ESM::NAME empty = ESM::NAME();
             EXPECT_TRUE(empty == "");
             EXPECT_TRUE(empty == static_cast<uint32_t>(0));
-            EXPECT_TRUE(empty != "some string");
+            EXPECT_TRUE(empty != someStr);
             EXPECT_TRUE(empty != static_cast<uint32_t>(42));
         }
         {
             SCOPED_TRACE("32 bytes");
             ESM::NAME32 empty = ESM::NAME32();
             EXPECT_TRUE(empty == "");
-            EXPECT_TRUE(empty != "some string");
+            EXPECT_TRUE(empty != someStr);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/components/esm/refid.hpp b/components/esm/refid.hpp
index 174652419a..919ff59223 100644
--- a/components/esm/refid.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/refid.hpp
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ namespace ESM
 
         static RefId esm3ExteriorCell(int32_t x, int32_t y) { return RefId(ESM3ExteriorCellRefId(x, y)); }
 
-        constexpr RefId() = default;
+        constexpr RefId() noexcept
+            : mValue(EmptyRefId{})
+        {
+        }
 
         constexpr RefId(EmptyRefId value) noexcept
             : mValue(value)