diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index baa55e5..f0c40bf 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_irq_work.o = $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE)
 endif
 
+# Prevents flicker of uninteresting __do_softirq()/__local_bh_disable_ip()
+# in coverage traces.
+KCOV_INSTRUMENT_softirq.o := n
+# These are called from save_stack_trace() on slub debug path,
+# and produce insane amounts of uninteresting coverage.
+KCOV_INSTRUMENT_module.o := n
+KCOV_INSTRUMENT_extable.o := n
+# Don't self-instrument.
+KCOV_INSTRUMENT_kcov.o := n
+KASAN_SANITIZE_kcov.o := n
+
 # cond_syscall is currently not LTO compatible
 CFLAGS_sys_ni.o = $(DISABLE_LTO)
 
@@ -68,6 +79,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT_WATCH) += audit_watch.o audit_fsnotify.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT_TREE) += audit_tree.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL) += gcov/
+obj-$(CONFIG_KCOV) += kcov.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KPROBES) += kprobes.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KGDB) += debug/
 obj-$(CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK) += hung_task.o