diff --git a/drivers/misc/Makefile b/drivers/misc/Makefile
index 4a25950ce85f..0d5b9e189e90 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/misc/Makefile
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ lkdtm-$(CONFIG_LKDTM)		+= lkdtm_perms.o
 lkdtm-$(CONFIG_LKDTM)		+= lkdtm_rodata_objcopy.o
 lkdtm-$(CONFIG_LKDTM)		+= lkdtm_usercopy.o
 
+CFLAGS_lkdtm_rodata.o		+= $(DISABLE_LTO)
 OBJCOPYFLAGS :=
 OBJCOPYFLAGS_lkdtm_rodata_objcopy.o := \
 			--set-section-flags .text=alloc,readonly \