diff --git a/arch/x86/purgatory/Makefile b/arch/x86/purgatory/Makefile
index 969d2b2eb7d7..8309e230aeed 100644
--- a/arch/x86/purgatory/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/purgatory/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ $(obj)/sha256.o: $(srctree)/lib/crypto/sha256.c FORCE
 
 CFLAGS_sha256.o := -D__DISABLE_EXPORTS
 
+# When profile-guided optimization is enabled, llvm emits two different
+# overlapping text sections, which is not supported by kexec. Remove profile
+# optimization flags.
+KBUILD_CFLAGS := $(filter-out -fprofile-sample-use=% -fprofile-use=%,$(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
+
 LDFLAGS_purgatory.ro := -e purgatory_start -r --no-undefined -nostdlib -z nodefaultlib
 targets += purgatory.ro