diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile
index ee0661ddb25bb..809b13676011d 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS			:= $(cflags-y) -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING \
 				   $(call cc-option,-fno-stack-protector) \
 				   -D__DISABLE_EXPORTS
 
+# disable LTO
+KBUILD_CFLAGS := $(filter-out $(CC_FLAGS_LTO), $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
+
 GCOV_PROFILE			:= n
 KASAN_SANITIZE			:= n
 UBSAN_SANITIZE			:= n