diff --git a/arch/powerpc/purgatory/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/purgatory/Makefile
index 6f5e2727963c..78473d69cd2b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/purgatory/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/purgatory/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ KCSAN_SANITIZE := n
 
 targets += trampoline_$(BITS).o purgatory.ro
 
+# When profile-guided optimization is enabled, llvm emits two different
+# overlapping text sections, which is not supported by kexec. Remove profile
+# optimization flags.
+KBUILD_CFLAGS := $(filter-out -fprofile-sample-use=% -fprofile-use=%,$(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
+
 LDFLAGS_purgatory.ro := -e purgatory_start -r --no-undefined
 
 $(obj)/purgatory.ro: $(obj)/trampoline_$(BITS).o FORCE