diff --git a/kernel/kcov.c b/kernel/kcov.c
index e19c84b02452..e5cd09fd8a05 100644
--- a/kernel/kcov.c
+++ b/kernel/kcov.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/hashtable.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/kmsan-checks.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/preempt.h>
 #include <linux/printk.h>
@@ -152,6 +153,12 @@ static void kcov_remote_area_put(struct kcov_remote_area *area,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&area->list);
 	area->size = size;
 	list_add(&area->list, &kcov_remote_areas);
+	/*
+	 * KMSAN doesn't instrument this file, so it may not know area->list
+	 * is initialized. Unpoison it explicitly to avoid reports in
+	 * kcov_remote_area_get().
+	 */
+	kmsan_unpoison_memory(&area->list, sizeof(area->list));
 }
 
 static notrace bool check_kcov_mode(enum kcov_mode needed_mode, struct task_struct *t)