diff --git a/scripts/mod/Makefile b/scripts/mod/Makefile
index 78071681d924225d7b6083de13c7c58b031fe07d..c9e38ad937fd4549ceb716e05067f0339005ee56 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/mod/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 OBJECT_FILES_NON_STANDARD := y
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_empty.o += $(CC_FLAGS_LTO)
 
 hostprogs-always-y	+= modpost mk_elfconfig
 always-y		+= empty.o