diff --git a/arch/riscv/purgatory/Makefile b/arch/riscv/purgatory/Makefile
index 659e21862077..6574c91c99b1 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/purgatory/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/purgatory/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ CFLAGS_sha256.o := -D__DISABLE_EXPORTS
 CFLAGS_string.o := -D__DISABLE_EXPORTS
 CFLAGS_ctype.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))
+
 # When linking purgatory.ro with -r unresolved symbols are not checked,
 # also link a purgatory.chk binary without -r to check for unresolved symbols.
 PURGATORY_LDFLAGS := -e purgatory_start -z nodefaultlib