diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/BackendUtil.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/BackendUtil.cpp
index 3f95740..20059d9 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/BackendUtil.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/BackendUtil.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,9 @@
   // Set FP fusion mode.
   switch (LangOpts.getDefaultFPContractMode()) {
   case LangOptions::FPC_Off:
-    Options.AllowFPOpFusion = llvm::FPOpFusion::Strict;
+    // Preserve any contraction performed by the front-end.  (Strict performs
+    // splitting of the muladd instrinsic in the backend.)
+    Options.AllowFPOpFusion = llvm::FPOpFusion::Standard;
     break;
   case LangOptions::FPC_On:
     Options.AllowFPOpFusion = llvm::FPOpFusion::Standard;