diff --git a/doc/intrusive.qbk b/doc/intrusive.qbk
index bdd726c..99e4426 100644
--- a/doc/intrusive.qbk
+++ b/doc/intrusive.qbk
@@ -3888,6 +3888,7 @@ to be inserted in intrusive containers are allocated using `std::vector` or `std
 
 [section:release_notes_boost_1_79_00 Boost 1.79 Release]
 
+* The library now compiles without warnings with GCC's -Wcast-align=strict
 * Fixed bugs:
    * [@https://github.com/boostorg/intrusive/pull/66   GitHub #66: ['Fix declaration of node shadowing member]]
    * [@https://github.com/boostorg/intrusive/pull/70   GitHub #70: ['list: fix remove / remove_and_dispose]]
diff --git a/include/boost/intrusive/detail/array_initializer.hpp b/include/boost/intrusive/detail/array_initializer.hpp
index d9ed5bd..1b6a933 100644
--- a/include/boost/intrusive/detail/array_initializer.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/intrusive/detail/array_initializer.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <boost/config.hpp>
 #include <boost/core/no_exceptions_support.hpp>
 #include <boost/move/detail/placement_new.hpp>
+#include <boost/move/detail/force_ptr.hpp>
 
 namespace boost {
 namespace intrusive {
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ class array_initializer
       BOOST_CATCH(...){
          while(i--){
             init_buf -= sizeof(T);
-            ((T*)init_buf)->~T();
+            move_detail::force_ptr<T*>(init_buf)->~T();
          }
          BOOST_RETHROW;
       }
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ class array_initializer
       char *init_buf = (char*)rawbuf + N*sizeof(T);
       for(std::size_t i = 0; i != N; ++i){
          init_buf -= sizeof(T);
-         ((T*)init_buf)->~T();
+         move_detail::force_ptr<T*>(init_buf)->~T();
       }
    }