diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index ab319eb750d3..73362f52d186 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config ARM64
 	select ARCH_HAS_ATOMIC64_DEC_IF_POSITIVE
 	select ARCH_HAS_ELF_RANDOMIZE
 	select ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
+	select ARCH_HAS_KCOV
 	select ARCH_HAS_SG_CHAIN
 	select ARCH_HAS_TICK_BROADCAST if GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
 	select ARCH_USE_CMPXCHG_LOCKREF
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/Makefile
index 778d0effa2af..0c85febcc1eb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST) += tlb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST) += hyp-entry.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST) += s2-setup.o
 
+# KVM code is run at a different exception code with a different map, so
+# compiler instrumentation that inserts callbacks or checks into the code may
+# cause crashes. Just disable it.
 GCOV_PROFILE	:= n
 KASAN_SANITIZE	:= n
 UBSAN_SANITIZE	:= n
+KCOV_INSTRUMENT	:= n