diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index a459c31..04944e9 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_CHECK_SIGNATURE) += check_signature.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCKING_API_SELFTESTS) += locking-selftest.o
 
+GCOV_PROFILE_hweight.o := n
 CFLAGS_hweight.o = $(subst $(quote),,$(CONFIG_ARCH_HWEIGHT_CFLAGS))
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_HWEIGHT) += hweight.o