diff --git a/drivers/misc/Makefile b/drivers/misc/Makefile
index 4c4d6dc03181..4fb10af2ea1c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/misc/Makefile
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ lkdtm-$(CONFIG_LKDTM)		+= lkdtm_perms.o
 lkdtm-$(CONFIG_LKDTM)		+= lkdtm_rodata_objcopy.o
 lkdtm-$(CONFIG_LKDTM)		+= lkdtm_usercopy.o
 
+KCOV_INSTRUMENT_lkdtm_rodata.o	:= n
+
 OBJCOPYFLAGS :=
 OBJCOPYFLAGS_lkdtm_rodata_objcopy.o := \
 			--set-section-flags .text=alloc,readonly \