diff --git a/rerun_cpp/src/rerun/compiler_utils.hpp b/rerun_cpp/src/rerun/compiler_utils.hpp
index 8aae606bc42a..c6ea5724ae9d 100644
--- a/rerun_cpp/src/rerun/compiler_utils.hpp
+++ b/rerun_cpp/src/rerun/compiler_utils.hpp
@@ -52,3 +52,10 @@
 #else
 #define RR_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNING
 #endif
+
+// Disable possible null reference warning
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+#define RR_DISABLE_NULL_DEREF_WARNING _Pragma("GCC diagnostic ignored \"-Wnull-dereference\"")
+#else
+#define RR_DISABLE_NULL_DEREF_WARNING
+#endif
diff --git a/rerun_cpp/src/rerun/component_column.cpp b/rerun_cpp/src/rerun/component_column.cpp
index 70b637eb9273..9f3bcf7e9523 100644
--- a/rerun_cpp/src/rerun/component_column.cpp
+++ b/rerun_cpp/src/rerun/component_column.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "arrow_utils.hpp"
 #include "c/rerun.h"
+#include "compiler_utils.hpp"
 
 #include <arrow/array/array_nested.h>
 #include <arrow/buffer.h>
@@ -20,7 +21,12 @@ namespace rerun {
     ) {
         // Convert lengths into offsets.
         std::vector<uint32_t> offsets(lengths.size() + 1);
+        // Some GCC versions see ghosts here - this can't be a null dereference since we have at least 1 element.
+        RR_PUSH_WARNINGS
+        RR_DISABLE_NULL_DEREF_WARNING
         offsets[0] = 0;
+        RR_POP_WARNINGS
+
         for (size_t i = 0; i < lengths.size(); i++) {
             offsets[i + 1] = offsets[i] + lengths[i];
         }