diff --git a/gcc/flags.h b/gcc/flags.h
index 52f5228..39e998e 100755
--- a/gcc/flags.h
+++ b/gcc/flags.h
@@ -454,3 +454,6 @@ extern int flag_hex_asm;
 /* Nonzero if generated DWARF debug info should be corrected rather than
    match the original (buggy) GCC 2.95.x output. */
 extern int flag_fixed_debug_line_info;
+
+/* Nonzero if prologue bug should be fixed.  */
+extern int flag_prologue_bugfix;
diff --git a/gcc/thumb.c b/gcc/thumb.c
index ac122f7..f773ec0 100755
--- a/gcc/thumb.c
+++ b/gcc/thumb.c
@@ -717,8 +717,11 @@ far_jump_used_p()
     rtx insn;
 
 #ifndef OLD_COMPILER
-    if (current_function_has_far_jump)
-        return 1;
+    if (!flag_prologue_bugfix)
+    {
+        if (current_function_has_far_jump)
+            return 1;
+    }
 #endif
 
     for (insn = get_insns(); insn; insn = NEXT_INSN(insn))
diff --git a/gcc/toplev.c b/gcc/toplev.c
index 0629081..696598e 100755
--- a/gcc/toplev.c
+++ b/gcc/toplev.c
@@ -588,6 +588,9 @@ int flag_hex_asm = 0;
 /* Fix buggy DWARF line info generation.  */
 int flag_fixed_debug_line_info = 0;
 
+/* Fix prologue bug in new compiler.  */
+int flag_prologue_bugfix = 0;
+
 typedef struct
 {
     char *string;
@@ -729,6 +732,16 @@ lang_independent_options f_options[] =
      "Use hex instead of decimal in assembly output"},
     {"fix-debug-line", &flag_fixed_debug_line_info, 1,
      "Generate fixed DWARF line info"},
+    /* This flag fixes a bug in the newer agbcc version that causes `lr` to be
+       saved onto the stack in functions where it is not necessary. This is
+       needed to produce matching code for certain GBA games.
+       
+       This flag is defined under OLD_COMPILER to prevent a situation where a game
+       that uses both agbcc and old_agbcc (e.g., pokepinballrs) needs to maintain two
+       separate lists of flags depending on the compiler used for a specific file.
+       Otherwise, old_agbcc will throw an error.  */
+    {"prologue-bugfix", &flag_prologue_bugfix, 1,
+     "Prevent unnecessary saving of the lr register to the stack"},
 };
 
 #define NUM_ELEM(a)  (sizeof (a) / sizeof ((a)[0]))