diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.kcsan b/scripts/Makefile.kcsan
index 75d2942b9437..bd4da1af5953 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.kcsan
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.kcsan
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ endif
 # of some options does not break KCSAN nor causes false positive reports.
 CFLAGS_KCSAN := -fsanitize=thread \
 	$(call cc-option,$(call cc-param,tsan-instrument-func-entry-exit=0) -fno-optimize-sibling-calls) \
+	$(call cc-option,$(call cc-param,tsan-instrument-read-before-write=1)) \
 	$(call cc-param,tsan-distinguish-volatile=1)
 
 endif # CONFIG_KCSAN