diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a1fbd691a36e..eff350750b1b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ AFLAGS_MODULE   =
 LDFLAGS_MODULE  =
 CFLAGS_KERNEL	=
 AFLAGS_KERNEL	=
-CFLAGS_GCOV	= -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
+CFLAGS_GCOV	= -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -fno-tree-loop-im
 
 
 # Use USERINCLUDE when you must reference the UAPI directories only.