diff --git a/arch/s390/purgatory/Makefile b/arch/s390/purgatory/Makefile
index d237bc6841cb..4cbf306b8181 100644
--- a/arch/s390/purgatory/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/purgatory/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += -Wno-pointer-sign -Wno-sign-compare
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss -fno-builtin -ffreestanding
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -c -MD -Os -m64 -msoft-float -fno-common
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -fno-stack-protector
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(CLANG_FLAGS)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-fno-PIE)
 KBUILD_AFLAGS := $(filter-out -DCC_USING_EXPOLINE,$(KBUILD_AFLAGS))