diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d0d2652db174..ba090852805c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -623,7 +623,9 @@ all: vmlinux
 
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-fno-PIE)
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-fno-PIE)
-CFLAGS_GCOV	:= -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -fno-tree-loop-im $(call cc-disable-warning,maybe-uninitialized,)
+CFLAGS_GCOV	:= -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage \
+	$(call cc-option,-fno-tree-loop-im) \
+	$(call cc-disable-warning,maybe-uninitialized,)
 export CFLAGS_GCOV CFLAGS_KCOV
 
 # The arch Makefile can set ARCH_{CPP,A,C}FLAGS to override the default