diff --git a/init/Makefile b/init/Makefile
index 26de459006c4..ec557ada3c12 100644
--- a/init/Makefile
+++ b/init/Makefile
@@ -60,3 +60,4 @@ include/generated/utsversion.h: FORCE
 $(obj)/version-timestamp.o: include/generated/utsversion.h
 CFLAGS_version-timestamp.o := -include include/generated/utsversion.h
 KASAN_SANITIZE_version-timestamp.o := n
+GCOV_PROFILE_version-timestamp.o := n
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux
index 10176dec97ea..3cd6ca15f390 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC      $@
 
 ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 KASAN_SANITIZE_.vmlinux.export.o := n
+GCOV_PROFILE_.vmlinux.export.o := n
 targets += .vmlinux.export.o
 vmlinux: .vmlinux.export.o
 endif