diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 92441eced14b..14fe6d1743e1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -821,6 +821,12 @@ lto-clang-flags	:= -flto
 endif
 lto-clang-flags += -fvisibility=default $(call cc-option, -fsplit-lto-unit)
 
+# 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
 
 # allow disabling only clang LTO where needed