diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 20fcf4b..c3d494b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
 CFLAGS_KERNEL	=
 AFLAGS_KERNEL	=
 CFLAGS_GCOV	= -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -fno-tree-loop-im -Wno-maybe-uninitialized
-CFLAGS_KCOV	= -fsanitize-coverage=trace-pc
+CFLAGS_KCOV	:= $(call cc-option,-fsanitize-coverage=trace-pc,)
 
 
 # Use USERINCLUDE when you must reference the UAPI directories only.
@@ -691,14 +691,6 @@
 endif
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(stackp-flag)
 
-ifdef CONFIG_KCOV
-  ifeq ($(call cc-option, $(CFLAGS_KCOV)),)
-    $(warning Cannot use CONFIG_KCOV: \
-             -fsanitize-coverage=trace-pc is not supported by compiler)
-    CFLAGS_KCOV =
-  endif
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(cc-name),clang)
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Qunused-arguments,)
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wno-unknown-warning-option,)