diff --git a/keymaster/3.0/vts/functional/keymaster_tags.h b/keymaster/3.0/vts/functional/keymaster_tags.h
index f241ef1604..8544bf7dd1 100644
--- a/keymaster/3.0/vts/functional/keymaster_tags.h
+++ b/keymaster/3.0/vts/functional/keymaster_tags.h
@@ -274,7 +274,10 @@ inline KeyParameter Authorization(TypedTag<tag_type, tag> ttag, Args&&... args)
  */
 template <typename ValueT> class NullOr {
     template <typename T> struct reference_initializer {
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnull-dereference"
         static T&& init() { return *static_cast<std::remove_reference_t<T>*>(nullptr); }
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
     };
     template <typename T> struct pointer_initializer {
         static T init() { return nullptr; }
diff --git a/keymaster/4.0/support/include/keymasterV4_0/keymaster_tags.h b/keymaster/4.0/support/include/keymasterV4_0/keymaster_tags.h
index 61c444c161..97dab68217 100644
--- a/keymaster/4.0/support/include/keymasterV4_0/keymaster_tags.h
+++ b/keymaster/4.0/support/include/keymasterV4_0/keymaster_tags.h
@@ -282,7 +282,10 @@ template <typename ValueT>
 class NullOr {
     template <typename T>
     struct reference_initializer {
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnull-dereference"
         static T&& init() { return *static_cast<std::remove_reference_t<T>*>(nullptr); }
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
     };
     template <typename T>
     struct pointer_initializer {