diff --git a/INSTALL/make.inc.gfortran b/INSTALL/make.inc.gfortran
index 7afbee52f6..77de24a80c 100644
--- a/INSTALL/make.inc.gfortran
+++ b/INSTALL/make.inc.gfortran
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ CFLAGS = -O3
 #  should not compile LAPACK with flags such as -ffpe-trap=overflow.
 #
 FORTRAN = gfortran
-OPTS    = -O2
+OPTS    = -O2 -frecursive
 DRVOPTS = $(OPTS)
-NOOPT   = -O0
+NOOPT   = -O0 -frecursive
 
 #  Define LOADER and LOADOPTS to refer to the loader and desired
 #  load options for your machine.
diff --git a/INSTALL/make.inc.gfortran_debug b/INSTALL/make.inc.gfortran_debug
index 22e0a73cad..b339d2b1fb 100644
--- a/INSTALL/make.inc.gfortran_debug
+++ b/INSTALL/make.inc.gfortran_debug
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ CFLAGS = -g
 #  and handle these quantities appropriately. As a consequence, one
 #  should not compile LAPACK with flags such as -ffpe-trap=overflow.
 #
-FORTRAN = gfortran -fimplicit-none -g
+FORTRAN = gfortran -fimplicit-none -g -frecursive
 OPTS    =
 DRVOPTS = $(OPTS)
-NOOPT   = -g -O0
+NOOPT   = -g -O0 -frecursive
 
 #  Define LOADER and LOADOPTS to refer to the loader and desired
 #  load options for your machine.
diff --git a/make.inc.example b/make.inc.example
index f114baebbd..9aa454dfe1 100644
--- a/make.inc.example
+++ b/make.inc.example
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ CFLAGS = -O3
 #  should not compile LAPACK with flags such as -ffpe-trap=overflow.
 #
 FORTRAN = gfortran
-OPTS    = -O2
+OPTS    = -O2 -frecursive
 DRVOPTS = $(OPTS)
-NOOPT   = -O0
+NOOPT   = -O0 -frecursive
 
 #  Define LOADER and LOADOPTS to refer to the loader and desired
 #  load options for your machine.