diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d8b6ad70a530..13053155234b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -875,6 +875,12 @@ CC_FLAGS_LTO_CLANG := -flto
 endif
 CC_FLAGS_LTO_CLANG += -fvisibility=default
 
+# Limit inlining across translation units to reduce binary size
+LD_FLAGS_LTO_CLANG := -mllvm -import-instr-limit=5
+
+KBUILD_LDFLAGS += $(LD_FLAGS_LTO_CLANG)
+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += $(LD_FLAGS_LTO_CLANG)
+
 KBUILD_LDS_MODULE += $(srctree)/scripts/module-lto.lds
 endif