https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=79720
--- Comment #1 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> --- v_10 = a_real * v_9; v_11 = a_imag + v_10; This can produce either a multiple and an add or a fused multiply add depending on if the target supports fused multiple add. See https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-6.3.0/gcc/Optimize-Options.html#index-ffp-contract-715: -ffp-contract=style -ffp-contract=off disables floating-point expression contraction. -ffp-contract=fast enables floating-point expression contraction such as forming of fused multiply-add operations if the target has native support for them. -ffp-contract=on enables floating-point expression contraction if allowed by the language standard. This is currently not implemented and treated equal to -ffp-contract=off. The default is -ffp-contract=fast. Try again with -ffp-contract=off .