http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56888
--- Comment #30 from Richard Biener <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> --- Thus, from 4.8.3, 4.9.1 and 4.10.0 on -ffreestanding, -fno-hosted and -fno-builtin will cause -ftree-loop-distribute-patterns to _not_ be enabled by default with -O3+ (you can still enable it manually).