diff --git a/kernel/gcov/Kconfig b/kernel/gcov/Kconfig
index c92e44855ddda18843a2b7c9102a323811d27917..1276aabaab5504508ce783d539c3be8acac84fee 100644
--- a/kernel/gcov/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/gcov/Kconfig
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ config ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
 
 config GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
 	bool "Profile entire Kernel"
+	depends on !COMPILE_TEST
 	depends on GCOV_KERNEL
 	depends on ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
 	default n