diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
index 5112c84f542164e37a74ed9785451d127cd8da95..78d52171400be899a886759acb1c800b5acc90dc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ extra-y                := head_$(BITS).o head$(BITS).o head.o init_task.o vmlinu
 CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds += -U$(UTS_MACHINE)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE
-# Do not profile debug utilities
+# Do not profile debug and lowlevel utilities
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_tsc_64.o = -pg
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_tsc_32.o = -pg
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_rtc.o = -pg
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_paravirt.o = -pg
 endif
 
 #