diff --git a/gcc/c-family/c-opts.c b/gcc/c-family/c-opts.c
index 6b6c754ad86..58ba0948e79 100644
--- a/gcc/c-family/c-opts.c
+++ b/gcc/c-family/c-opts.c
@@ -989,6 +989,10 @@ c_common_post_options (const char **pfilename)
   if (!global_options_set.x_flag_new_ttp)
     flag_new_ttp = (cxx_dialect >= cxx17);
 
+  /* C++11 guarantees forward progress.  */
+  if (!global_options_set.x_flag_finite_loops)
+    flag_finite_loops = (optimize >= 2 && cxx_dialect >= cxx11);
+
   if (cxx_dialect >= cxx11)
     {
       /* If we're allowing C++0x constructs, don't warn about C++98
diff --git a/gcc/cfgloop.h b/gcc/cfgloop.h
index 1c49a8b8c2d..18b404e292f 100644
--- a/gcc/cfgloop.h
+++ b/gcc/cfgloop.h
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ public:
   /* True if the loop is part of an oacc kernels region.  */
   unsigned in_oacc_kernels_region : 1;
 
+  /* True if the loop is known to be finite.  This is a localized
+     flag_finite_loops or similar pragmas state.  */
+  unsigned finite_p : 1;
+
   /* The number of times to unroll the loop.  0 means no information given,
      just do what we always do.  A value of 1 means do not unroll the loop.
      A value of USHRT_MAX means unroll with no specific unrolling factor.
diff --git a/gcc/cfgloopmanip.c b/gcc/cfgloopmanip.c
index c9375565f62..50c7267ec49 100644
--- a/gcc/cfgloopmanip.c
+++ b/gcc/cfgloopmanip.c
@@ -1023,6 +1023,7 @@ copy_loop_info (class loop *loop, class loop *target)
   target->dont_vectorize = loop->dont_vectorize;
   target->force_vectorize = loop->force_vectorize;
   target->in_oacc_kernels_region = loop->in_oacc_kernels_region;
+  target->finite_p = loop->finite_p;
   target->unroll = loop->unroll;
   target->owned_clique = loop->owned_clique;
 }
diff --git a/gcc/common.opt b/gcc/common.opt
index 4368910cb54..bb2ea4c905d 100644
--- a/gcc/common.opt
+++ b/gcc/common.opt
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ Common Report Var(flag_finite_math_only) Optimization SetByCombined
 Assume no NaNs or infinities are generated.
 
 ffinite-loops
-Common Report Var(flag_finite_loops) Optimization
+Common Report Var(flag_finite_loops) Optimization Init(0)
 Assume that loops with an exit will terminate and not loop indefinitely.
 
 ffixed-
diff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
index e9e1683e9a8..e3e652ff6c1 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
@@ -10432,7 +10432,8 @@ Assume that a loop with an exit will eventually take the exit and not loop
 indefinitely.  This allows the compiler to remove loops that otherwise have
 no side-effects, not considering eventual endless looping as such.
 
-This option is enabled by default at @option{-O2}.
+This option is enabled by default at @option{-O2} for C++ with -std=c++11
+or higher.
 
 @item -ftree-dominator-opts
 @opindex ftree-dominator-opts
diff --git a/gcc/lto-streamer-in.c b/gcc/lto-streamer-in.c
index 9566e5ee102..244f5b8aa5c 100644
--- a/gcc/lto-streamer-in.c
+++ b/gcc/lto-streamer-in.c
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@ input_cfg (class lto_input_block *ib, class data_in *data_in,
       loop->owned_clique = streamer_read_hwi (ib);
       loop->dont_vectorize = streamer_read_hwi (ib);
       loop->force_vectorize = streamer_read_hwi (ib);
+      loop->finite_p = streamer_read_hwi (ib);
       loop->simduid = stream_read_tree (ib, data_in);
 
       place_new_loop (fn, loop);
diff --git a/gcc/lto-streamer-out.c b/gcc/lto-streamer-out.c
index a219c1d0dd1..52ef94718db 100644
--- a/gcc/lto-streamer-out.c
+++ b/gcc/lto-streamer-out.c
@@ -1950,6 +1950,7 @@ output_cfg (struct output_block *ob, struct function *fn)
       streamer_write_hwi (ob, loop->owned_clique);
       streamer_write_hwi (ob, loop->dont_vectorize);
       streamer_write_hwi (ob, loop->force_vectorize);
+      streamer_write_hwi (ob, loop->finite_p);
       stream_write_tree (ob, loop->simduid, true);
     }
 
diff --git a/gcc/opts.c b/gcc/opts.c
index 5dc7d65dedd..d4df8627bf7 100644
--- a/gcc/opts.c
+++ b/gcc/opts.c
@@ -478,7 +478,6 @@ static const struct default_options default_options_table[] =
     { OPT_LEVELS_2_PLUS, OPT_fdevirtualize, NULL, 1 },
     { OPT_LEVELS_2_PLUS, OPT_fdevirtualize_speculatively, NULL, 1 },
     { OPT_LEVELS_2_PLUS, OPT_fexpensive_optimizations, NULL, 1 },
-    { OPT_LEVELS_2_PLUS, OPT_ffinite_loops, NULL, 1 },
     { OPT_LEVELS_2_PLUS, OPT_fgcse, NULL, 1 },
     { OPT_LEVELS_2_PLUS, OPT_fhoist_adjacent_loads, NULL, 1 },
     { OPT_LEVELS_2_PLUS, OPT_findirect_inlining, NULL, 1 },
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/torture/pr94392.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/torture/pr94392.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..373f18ce983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/torture/pr94392.c
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-skip-if "finite loops" { *-*-* } { "-ffinite-loops" } } */
+/* { dg-skip-if "LTO optimizes the test" { *-*-* } { "-flto" } } */
+/* { dg-additional-options "-fdump-tree-optimized" } */
+
+int a, b;
+
+int
+main()
+{
+  while (1)
+    {
+      /* Try really hard.  */
+      if (a != b)
+	return 1;
+    }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* ISO C does not guarantee forward progress like C++ does so we
+   cannot assume the loop is finite and optimize it to return 1.  */
+/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump "if" "optimized" } } */
diff --git a/gcc/tree-cfg.c b/gcc/tree-cfg.c
index f7b817d94e6..e99fb9ff5d1 100644
--- a/gcc/tree-cfg.c
+++ b/gcc/tree-cfg.c
@@ -324,6 +324,9 @@ replace_loop_annotate (void)
       /* Then look into the latch, if any.  */
       if (loop->latch)
 	replace_loop_annotate_in_block (loop->latch, loop);
+
+      /* Push the global flag_finite_loops state down to individual loops.  */
+      loop->finite_p = flag_finite_loops;
     }
 
   /* Remove IFN_ANNOTATE.  Safeguard for the case loop->latch == NULL.  */
diff --git a/gcc/tree-ssa-loop-niter.c b/gcc/tree-ssa-loop-niter.c
index 6e6df0bfdb8..7d61ef080eb 100644
--- a/gcc/tree-ssa-loop-niter.c
+++ b/gcc/tree-ssa-loop-niter.c
@@ -2834,7 +2834,7 @@ finite_loop_p (class loop *loop)
       return true;
     }
 
-  if (flag_finite_loops)
+  if (loop->finite_p)
     {
       unsigned i;
       vec<edge> exits = get_loop_exit_edges (loop);