diff --git a/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
--- a/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -277,6 +277,10 @@
 
 Deprecated Compiler Flags
 -------------------------
+- ``-enable-trivial-auto-var-init-zero-knowing-it-will-be-removed-from-clang``
+  has been deprecated. The flag will be removed in Clang 17.
+  ``-ftrivial-auto-var-init=zero`` is now available unconditionally, to be
+  compatible with GCC.
 
 Modified Compiler Flags
 -----------------------
diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticDriverKinds.td b/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticDriverKinds.td
--- a/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticDriverKinds.td
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticDriverKinds.td
@@ -588,11 +588,6 @@
   "SDK settings were ignored as 'SDKSettings.json' could not be parsed">,
   InGroup<DiagGroup<"darwin-sdk-settings">>;
 
-def err_drv_trivial_auto_var_init_zero_disabled : Error<
-  "'-ftrivial-auto-var-init=zero' hasn't been enabled; enable it at your own "
-  "peril for benchmarking purpose only with "
-  "'-enable-trivial-auto-var-init-zero-knowing-it-will-be-removed-from-clang'">;
-
 def err_drv_trivial_auto_var_init_stop_after_missing_dependency : Error<
   "'-ftrivial-auto-var-init-stop-after=*' is used without "
   "'-ftrivial-auto-var-init=zero' or '-ftrivial-auto-var-init=pattern'">;
diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td b/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
--- a/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@
 def mmpx : Flag<["-"], "mmpx">, Group<clang_ignored_legacy_options_Group>;
 def mno_mpx : Flag<["-"], "mno-mpx">, Group<clang_ignored_legacy_options_Group>;
 
+// Retired with clang-16.0, to provide a deprecation period; it should
+// be removed in Clang 18 or later.
+def enable_trivial_var_init_zero : Flag<["-"], "enable-trivial-auto-var-init-zero-knowing-it-will-be-removed-from-clang">,
+  Flags<[CC1Option, CoreOption, NoArgumentUnused]>,
+  Group<clang_ignored_legacy_options_Group>;
+
 // Group that ignores all gcc optimizations that won't be implemented
 def clang_ignored_gcc_optimization_f_Group : OptionGroup<
   "<clang_ignored_gcc_optimization_f_Group>">, Group<f_Group>, Flags<[Ignored]>;
@@ -2791,9 +2797,6 @@
   NormalizedValuesScope<"LangOptions::TrivialAutoVarInitKind">,
   NormalizedValues<["Uninitialized", "Zero", "Pattern"]>,
   MarshallingInfoEnum<LangOpts<"TrivialAutoVarInit">, "Uninitialized">;
-def enable_trivial_var_init_zero : Flag<["-"], "enable-trivial-auto-var-init-zero-knowing-it-will-be-removed-from-clang">,
-  Flags<[CC1Option, CoreOption, NoArgumentUnused]>,
-  HelpText<"Trivial automatic variable initialization to zero is only here for benchmarks, it'll eventually be removed, and I'm OK with that because I'm only using it to benchmark">;
 def ftrivial_auto_var_init_stop_after : Joined<["-"], "ftrivial-auto-var-init-stop-after=">, Group<f_Group>,
   Flags<[CC1Option, CoreOption]>, HelpText<"Stop initializing trivial automatic stack variables after the specified number of instances">,
   MarshallingInfoInt<LangOpts<"TrivialAutoVarInitStopAfter">>;
diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp
@@ -3458,8 +3458,6 @@
     }
 
   if (!TrivialAutoVarInit.empty()) {
-    if (TrivialAutoVarInit == "zero" && !Args.hasArg(options::OPT_enable_trivial_var_init_zero))
-      D.Diag(diag::err_drv_trivial_auto_var_init_zero_disabled);
     CmdArgs.push_back(
         Args.MakeArgString("-ftrivial-auto-var-init=" + TrivialAutoVarInit));
   }
diff --git a/clang/test/Driver/cl-options.c b/clang/test/Driver/cl-options.c
--- a/clang/test/Driver/cl-options.c
+++ b/clang/test/Driver/cl-options.c
@@ -719,7 +719,6 @@
 // RUN:     -fimplicit-modules \
 // RUN:     -fno-implicit-modules \
 // RUN:     -ftrivial-auto-var-init=zero \
-// RUN:     -enable-trivial-auto-var-init-zero-knowing-it-will-be-removed-from-clang \
 // RUN:     --version \
 // RUN:     -Werror /Zs -- %s 2>&1
 
diff --git a/clang/test/Driver/clang_f_opts.c b/clang/test/Driver/clang_f_opts.c
--- a/clang/test/Driver/clang_f_opts.c
+++ b/clang/test/Driver/clang_f_opts.c
@@ -569,18 +569,19 @@
 
 // RUN: %clang -### -S -ftrivial-auto-var-init=uninitialized %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-TRIVIAL-UNINIT %s
 // RUN: %clang -### -S -ftrivial-auto-var-init=pattern %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-TRIVIAL-PATTERN %s
-// RUN: %clang -### -S -ftrivial-auto-var-init=zero -enable-trivial-auto-var-init-zero-knowing-it-will-be-removed-from-clang %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-TRIVIAL-ZERO-GOOD %s
-// RUN: %clang -### -S -ftrivial-auto-var-init=zero %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-TRIVIAL-ZERO-BAD %s
+// RUN: %clang -### -S -ftrivial-auto-var-init=zero %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-TRIVIAL-ZERO %s
+// RUN: %clang -### -S -enable-trivial-auto-var-init-zero-knowing-it-will-be-removed-from-clang \
+// RUN:   -ftrivial-auto-var-init=zero %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-TRIVIAL-ZERO-ENABLE-DEPRECATED %s
 // CHECK-TRIVIAL-UNINIT-NOT: hasn't been enabled
 // CHECK-TRIVIAL-PATTERN-NOT: hasn't been enabled
-// CHECK-TRIVIAL-ZERO-GOOD-NOT: hasn't been enabled
-// CHECK-TRIVIAL-ZERO-BAD: hasn't been enabled
+// CHECK-TRIVIAL-ZERO-NOT: hasn't been enabled
+// CHECK-TRIVIAL-ZERO-ENABLE-DEPRECATED: has been deprecated
 
 // RUN: %clang -### -S -ftrivial-auto-var-init=pattern -ftrivial-auto-var-init-stop-after=1 %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-TRIVIAL-PATTERN-STOP-AFTER %s
-// RUN: %clang -### -S -ftrivial-auto-var-init=zero -enable-trivial-auto-var-init-zero-knowing-it-will-be-removed-from-clang -ftrivial-auto-var-init-stop-after=1 %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-TRIVIAL-ZERO-STOP-AFTER %s
+// RUN: %clang -### -S -ftrivial-auto-var-init=zero -ftrivial-auto-var-init-stop-after=1 %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-TRIVIAL-ZERO-STOP-AFTER %s
 // RUN: %clang -### -S -ftrivial-auto-var-init-stop-after=0 %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-TRIVIAL-STOP-AFTER-MISSING-DEPENDENCY %s
 // RUN: %clang -### -S -ftrivial-auto-var-init=pattern -ftrivial-auto-var-init-stop-after=0 %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-TRIVIAL-PATTERN-STOP-AFTER-INVALID-VALUE %s
-// RUN: %clang -### -S -ftrivial-auto-var-init=zero -enable-trivial-auto-var-init-zero-knowing-it-will-be-removed-from-clang -ftrivial-auto-var-init-stop-after=0 %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-TRIVIAL-ZERO-STOP-AFTER-INVALID-VALUE %s
+// RUN: %clang -### -S -ftrivial-auto-var-init=zero -ftrivial-auto-var-init-stop-after=0 %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-TRIVIAL-ZERO-STOP-AFTER-INVALID-VALUE %s
 // CHECK-TRIVIAL-PATTERN-STOP-AFTER-NOT: is used without '-ftrivial-auto-var-init'
 // CHECK-TRIVIAL-PATTERN-STOP-AFTER-NOT: only accepts positive integers
 // CHECK-TRIVIAL-ZERO-STOP-AFTER-NOT: is used without '-ftrivial-auto-var-init'