diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2fcc41ea99a3e..28184bce09bbf 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
 CFLAGS_KCOV	= -fsanitize-coverage=trace-pc