diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7e87a0edb037..8bfe90febc1e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -644,7 +644,8 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-fdata-sections,)
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
-KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -Os $(call cc-disable-warning,maybe-uninitialized,)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-Oz,-Os)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-disable-warning,maybe-uninitialized,)
 else
 ifdef CONFIG_PROFILE_ALL_BRANCHES
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -O2 $(call cc-disable-warning,maybe-uninitialized,)