diff --git a/scripts/bloat-o-meter b/scripts/bloat-o-meter
index 855198c..cd2916c 100755
--- a/scripts/bloat-o-meter
+++ b/scripts/bloat-o-meter
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         if type in "tTdDbBrR":
             # strip generated symbols
             if name[:6] == "__mod_": continue
+            if name == "linux_banner": continue
             # statics and some other optimizations adds random .NUMBER
             name = re.sub(r'\.[0-9]+', '', name)
             sym[name] = sym.get(name, 0) + int(size, 16)