diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
index dc0780f930d5..59260eb96291 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ 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
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ 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