+@item -ftail-call-workaround
+@itemx -ftail-call-workaround=@var{n}
+@opindex @code{tail-call-workaround}
+Some C interfaces to Fortran codes violate the gfortran ABI by
+omitting the hidden character length arguments as described in
+@xref{Argument passing conventions}. This can lead to crashes
+because pushing arguments for tail calls can overflow the stack.
+
+To provide a workaround for existing binary packages, this option
+disables tail call optimization for gfortran procedures with character
+arguments. With @option{-ftail-call-workaround=2} tail call optimization
+is disabled in all gfortran procedures with character arguments,
+with @option{-ftail-call-workaround=1} or equivalent
+@option{-ftail-call-workaround} only in gfortran procedures with character
+arguments that call implicitly prototyped procedures.
+
+Using this option can lead to problems including crashes due to
+insufficient stack space.
+
+It is @emph{very strongly} recommended to fix the code in question.
+The @option{-fc-prototypes-external} option can be used to generate
+prototypes which conform to gfortran's ABI, for inclusion in the
+source code.
+
+Support for this option will likely be withdrawn in a future release
+of gfortran.
+
+The negative form, @option{-fno-tail-call-workaround} or equivalent
+@option{-ftail-call-workaround=0}, can be used to disable this option.
+
+Default is currently @option{-ftail-call-workaround}, this will change
+in future releases.
+