diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.pl b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
index a871cd4..414e7f5 100755
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.pl
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
     $mcount_regex = "^\\s*([0-9a-fA-F]+):.*\\smcount([+-]0x[0-9a-zA-Z]+)?\$";
     $type = ".quad";
     $alignment = 8;
+    $mcount_adjust = -1;
 
     # force flags for this arch
     $ld .= " -m elf_x86_64";
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@
 
 } elsif ($arch eq "i386") {
     $alignment = 4;
+    $mcount_adjust = -1;
 
     # force flags for this arch
     $ld .= " -m elf_i386";