diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
index 4fdd8a3e775b..717b52b65d62 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CFLAGS_btext.o += $(DISABLE_LATENT_ENTROPY_PLUGIN)
 CFLAGS_prom.o += $(DISABLE_LATENT_ENTROPY_PLUGIN)
 
 CFLAGS_prom_init.o += $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector)
+CFLAGS_prom_init.o += -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING
 
 ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
 # Do not trace early boot code
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ KASAN_SANITIZE_btext.o := n
 ifdef CONFIG_KASAN
 CFLAGS_early_32.o += -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING
 CFLAGS_cputable.o += -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING
-CFLAGS_prom_init.o += -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING
 CFLAGS_btext.o += -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING
 endif