diff --git a/9003-add-workaround-for-binutils-optimization.patch b/9003-add-workaround-for-binutils-optimization.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d26f4bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/9003-add-workaround-for-binutils-optimization.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com>
+Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 04:03:04 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] add workaround for binutils optimization
+
+---
+ arch/x86/Makefile                 | 9 ++++++---
+ arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile | 2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
+index 65e5205..7cc0aad 100644
+--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
++++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
+@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ endif
+ #
+ #    https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53383
+ #
+-KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow
++KBUILD_CFLAGS += -mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow -Wa,-mbranches-within-no-boundaries
+ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mno-avx,)
+ 
+ ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_32),y)
+@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ avx512_instr :=$(call as-instr,vpmovm2b %k1$(comma)%zmm5,-DCONFIG_AS_AVX512=1)
+ sha1_ni_instr :=$(call as-instr,sha1msg1 %xmm0$(comma)%xmm1,-DCONFIG_AS_SHA1_NI=1)
+ sha256_ni_instr :=$(call as-instr,sha256msg1 %xmm0$(comma)%xmm1,-DCONFIG_AS_SHA256_NI=1)
+ 
+-KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(cfi) $(cfi-sigframe) $(cfi-sections) $(asinstr) $(avx_instr) $(avx2_instr) $(avx512_instr) $(sha1_ni_instr) $(sha256_ni_instr)
+-KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(cfi) $(cfi-sigframe) $(cfi-sections) $(asinstr) $(avx_instr) $(avx2_instr) $(avx512_instr) $(sha1_ni_instr) $(sha256_ni_instr)
++KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(cfi) $(cfi-sigframe) $(cfi-sections) $(asinstr) $(avx_instr) $(avx2_instr) $(avx512_instr) $(sha1_ni_instr) $(sha256_ni_instr) -Wa,-mbranches-within-no-boundaries
++KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(cfi) $(cfi-sigframe) $(cfi-sections) $(asinstr) $(avx_instr) $(avx2_instr) $(avx512_instr) $(sha1_ni_instr) $(sha256_ni_instr) -Wa,-mbranches-within-no-boundaries
+ 
+ KBUILD_LDFLAGS := -m elf_$(UTS_MACHINE)
+ 
+@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ KBUILD_LDFLAGS := -m elf_$(UTS_MACHINE)
+ ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+ KBUILD_LDFLAGS += $(call ld-option, -z max-page-size=0x200000)
+ endif
++ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
++KBUILD_LDFLAGS += $(call ld-option, -mbranches-within-no-boundaries)
++endif
+ 
+ # Speed up the build
+ KBUILD_CFLAGS += -pipe
+diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
+index 466f66c..3eea18f 100644
+--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
++++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
+@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-disable-warning, address-of-packed-member)
+ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-disable-warning, gnu)
+ KBUILD_CFLAGS += -Wno-pointer-sign
+ 
+-KBUILD_AFLAGS  := $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__
++KBUILD_AFLAGS  := $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__  -Wa,-mbranches-within-no-boundaries
+ GCOV_PROFILE := n
+ UBSAN_SANITIZE :=n
+ 
+-- 
+https://clearlinux.org
+
diff --git a/linux-iot-lts2018.spec b/linux-iot-lts2018.spec
index 95ad9d4d..701f7e05 100644
--- a/linux-iot-lts2018.spec
+++ b/linux-iot-lts2018.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Version:        4.19.78
 # upstream number is the number from PKT it consist in
 # YYMMDDHHMM a 10 length number
 %global upstreamnumber         1903221317
-Release:        95
+Release:        96
 License:        GPL-2.0
 Summary:        The Linux kernel
 Url:            http://www.kernel.org/
@@ -1236,6 +1236,7 @@ Patch1180: 1180-ASoC-Intel-Skylake-Recover-BXT-FW-on-DSP-boot-timeou.patch
 # Clear Linux Series
 Patch9001: 9001-init-wait-for-partition-and-retry-scan.patch
 Patch9002: 9002-Add-boot-option-to-allow-unsigned-modules.patch
+Patch9003: 9003-add-workaround-for-binutils-optimization.patch
 
 %description
 The Linux IOT LTS2018 kernel.
@@ -2483,6 +2484,7 @@ Linux kernel build files and install script
 # Clear Linux Series
 %patch9001 -p1
 %patch9002 -p1
+%patch9003 -p1
 
 cp %{SOURCE1} .
 cp %{SOURCE2} .
diff --git a/release b/release
index 5595fa46..f906e184 100644
--- a/release
+++ b/release
@@ -1 +1 @@
-95
+96