diff --git a/src/optional.h b/src/optional.h
index 1614c8971836d..95a3b24d0a027 100644
--- a/src/optional.h
+++ b/src/optional.h
@@ -5,12 +5,21 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_OPTIONAL_H
 #define BITCOIN_OPTIONAL_H
 
+#include <utility>
+
 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
 
 //! Substitute for C++17 std::optional
 template <typename T>
 using Optional = boost::optional<T>;
 
+//! Substitute for C++17 std::make_optional
+template <typename T>
+Optional<T> MakeOptional(bool condition, T&& value)
+{
+    return boost::make_optional(condition, std::forward<T>(value));
+}
+
 //! Substitute for C++17 std::nullopt
 static auto& nullopt = boost::none;
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index c439418886ea2..c0e40e9b4a4eb 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -1656,7 +1656,8 @@ static UniValue listsinceblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     LockAnnotation lock(::cs_main);
     LOCK(pwallet->cs_wallet);
 
-    Optional<int> height;    // Height of the specified block or the common ancestor, if the block provided was in a deactivated chain.
+    // The way the 'height' is initialized is just a workaround for the gcc bug #47679 since version 4.6.0.
+    Optional<int> height = MakeOptional(false, int()); // Height of the specified block or the common ancestor, if the block provided was in a deactivated chain.
     Optional<int> altheight; // Height of the specified block, even if it's in a deactivated chain.
     int target_confirms = 1;
     isminefilter filter = ISMINE_SPENDABLE;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index c7b82cf6e40f2..5c886230e9971 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2182,7 +2182,8 @@ CWallet::ScanResult CWallet::ScanForWalletTransactions(const uint256& start_bloc
         fAbortRescan = false;
         ShowProgress(strprintf("%s " + _("Rescanning..."), GetDisplayName()), 0); // show rescan progress in GUI as dialog or on splashscreen, if -rescan on startup
         uint256 tip_hash;
-        Optional<int> block_height;
+        // The way the 'block_height' is initialized is just a workaround for the gcc bug #47679 since version 4.6.0.
+        Optional<int> block_height = MakeOptional(false, int());
         double progress_begin;
         double progress_end;
         {