diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 02ed6c04cd7d..3aeb73693642 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ lib-$(CONFIG_RWSEM_GENERIC_SPINLOCK) += rwsem-spinlock.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_RWSEM_XCHGADD_ALGORITHM) += rwsem.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_PERCPU_RWSEM) += percpu-rwsem.o
 
+GCOV_PROFILE_hweight.o := n
 CFLAGS_hweight.o = $(subst $(quote),,$(CONFIG_ARCH_HWEIGHT_CFLAGS))
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_HWEIGHT) += hweight.o