diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index a459c31e8c6bb0286237b27bcb65d776bccad1b7..04944e9993ed4d92a20b6268d21752bf6d0cf8da 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_HAS_IOMEM) += iomap_copy.o devres.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CHECK_SIGNATURE) += check_signature.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCKING_API_SELFTESTS) += locking-selftest.o
 
+GCOV_PROFILE_hweight.o := n
 CFLAGS_hweight.o = $(subst $(quote),,$(CONFIG_ARCH_HWEIGHT_CFLAGS))
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_HWEIGHT) += hweight.o