diff --git a/scripts/mod/Makefile b/scripts/mod/Makefile
index 42c5d50f2bcc..9cbf4630ddfe 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/mod/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 OBJECT_FILES_NON_STANDARD := y
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_empty.o += $(CC_FLAGS_LTO)
 
 hostprogs-y	:= modpost mk_elfconfig
 always		:= $(hostprogs-y) empty.o