diff --git a/media_driver/agnostic/Xe_M/Xe_XPM/hw/mhw_state_heap_xe_xpm.c b/media_driver/agnostic/Xe_M/Xe_XPM/hw/mhw_state_heap_xe_xpm.c
index d7891b63a8..6bb96eddcc 100644
--- a/media_driver/agnostic/Xe_M/Xe_XPM/hw/mhw_state_heap_xe_xpm.c
+++ b/media_driver/agnostic/Xe_M/Xe_XPM/hw/mhw_state_heap_xe_xpm.c
@@ -178,7 +178,18 @@ MOS_STATUS MHW_STATE_HEAP_INTERFACE_XE_XPM::AddSamplerStateData(
         mhw_state_heap_xe_xpm::SAMPLER_STATE_CMD          unormSampler;
         mhw_state_heap_xe_xpm::SAMPLER_INDIRECT_STATE_CMD indirectState;
 
+        // indirectState is scratch space consumed entirely within this block:
+        // SetSamplerState writes to it via pParam->Unorm.pIndirectState and the
+        // result is copied out below. The pointer never outlives indirectState,
+        // so suppress GCC's false-positive dangling-pointer warning (GCC 16+).
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) && (__GNUC__ >= 12)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdangling-pointer"
+#endif
         pParam->Unorm.pIndirectState = &indirectState;
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) && (__GNUC__ >= 12)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
 
         MHW_MI_CHK_STATUS(SetSamplerState(&unormSampler, pParam));
 
diff --git a/media_driver/agnostic/gen11/hw/mhw_state_heap_g11.c b/media_driver/agnostic/gen11/hw/mhw_state_heap_g11.c
index 5c034d5e30..4ee6c74f77 100644
--- a/media_driver/agnostic/gen11/hw/mhw_state_heap_g11.c
+++ b/media_driver/agnostic/gen11/hw/mhw_state_heap_g11.c
@@ -894,7 +894,18 @@ MOS_STATUS MHW_STATE_HEAP_INTERFACE_G11_X::AddSamplerStateData(
         mhw_state_heap_g11_X::SAMPLER_STATE_CMD          unormSampler;
         mhw_state_heap_g11_X::SAMPLER_INDIRECT_STATE_CMD indirectState;
 
+        // indirectState is scratch space consumed entirely within this block:
+        // SetSamplerState writes to it via pParam->Unorm.pIndirectState and the
+        // result is copied out below. The pointer never outlives indirectState,
+        // so suppress GCC's false-positive dangling-pointer warning (GCC 16+).
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) && (__GNUC__ >= 12)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdangling-pointer"
+#endif
         pParam->Unorm.pIndirectState = &indirectState;
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) && (__GNUC__ >= 12)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
 
         MHW_MI_CHK_STATUS(SetSamplerState(&unormSampler, pParam));
 
diff --git a/media_driver/agnostic/gen12/hw/mhw_state_heap_g12.c b/media_driver/agnostic/gen12/hw/mhw_state_heap_g12.c
index e80b246a2a..d09b134d3a 100644
--- a/media_driver/agnostic/gen12/hw/mhw_state_heap_g12.c
+++ b/media_driver/agnostic/gen12/hw/mhw_state_heap_g12.c
@@ -777,7 +777,18 @@ MOS_STATUS MHW_STATE_HEAP_INTERFACE_G12_X::AddSamplerStateData(
         mhw_state_heap_g12_X::SAMPLER_STATE_CMD          unormSampler;
         mhw_state_heap_g12_X::SAMPLER_INDIRECT_STATE_CMD indirectState;
 
+        // indirectState is scratch space consumed entirely within this block:
+        // SetSamplerState writes to it via pParam->Unorm.pIndirectState and the
+        // result is copied out below. The pointer never outlives indirectState,
+        // so suppress GCC's false-positive dangling-pointer warning (GCC 16+).
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) && (__GNUC__ >= 12)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdangling-pointer"
+#endif
         pParam->Unorm.pIndirectState = &indirectState;
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) && (__GNUC__ >= 12)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
 
         MHW_MI_CHK_STATUS(SetSamplerState(&unormSampler, pParam));
 
diff --git a/media_driver/agnostic/gen8/hw/mhw_state_heap_g8.c b/media_driver/agnostic/gen8/hw/mhw_state_heap_g8.c
index 1f0ac117b4..5d822ee963 100644
--- a/media_driver/agnostic/gen8/hw/mhw_state_heap_g8.c
+++ b/media_driver/agnostic/gen8/hw/mhw_state_heap_g8.c
@@ -831,7 +831,18 @@ MOS_STATUS MHW_STATE_HEAP_INTERFACE_G8_X::AddSamplerStateData(
         mhw_state_heap_g8_X::SAMPLER_STATE_CMD          unormSampler;
         mhw_state_heap_g8_X::SAMPLER_INDIRECT_STATE_CMD indirectState;
 
+        // indirectState is scratch space consumed entirely within this block:
+        // SetSamplerState writes to it via pParam->Unorm.pIndirectState and the
+        // result is copied out below. The pointer never outlives indirectState,
+        // so suppress GCC's false-positive dangling-pointer warning (GCC 16+).
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) && (__GNUC__ >= 12)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdangling-pointer"
+#endif
         pParam->Unorm.pIndirectState = &indirectState;
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) && (__GNUC__ >= 12)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
 
         MHW_MI_CHK_STATUS(SetSamplerState(&unormSampler, pParam));
 
diff --git a/media_driver/agnostic/gen9/hw/mhw_state_heap_g9.c b/media_driver/agnostic/gen9/hw/mhw_state_heap_g9.c
index f37b59c15e..858e144d07 100644
--- a/media_driver/agnostic/gen9/hw/mhw_state_heap_g9.c
+++ b/media_driver/agnostic/gen9/hw/mhw_state_heap_g9.c
@@ -1035,7 +1035,18 @@ MOS_STATUS MHW_STATE_HEAP_INTERFACE_G9_X::AddSamplerStateData(
         mhw_state_heap_g9_X::SAMPLER_STATE_CMD          unormSampler;
         mhw_state_heap_g9_X::SAMPLER_INDIRECT_STATE_CMD indirectState;
 
+        // indirectState is scratch space consumed entirely within this block:
+        // SetSamplerState writes to it via pParam->Unorm.pIndirectState and the
+        // result is copied out below. The pointer never outlives indirectState,
+        // so suppress GCC's false-positive dangling-pointer warning (GCC 16+).
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) && (__GNUC__ >= 12)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdangling-pointer"
+#endif
         pParam->Unorm.pIndirectState = &indirectState;
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) && (__GNUC__ >= 12)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
 
         MHW_MI_CHK_STATUS(SetSamplerState(&unormSampler, pParam));