diff --git a/include/nuttx/compiler.h b/include/nuttx/compiler.h
index 6efefcdd24..3772cf23d0 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/compiler.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/compiler.h
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 #  if defined(__clang__)
 #    define nostackprotect_function __attribute__ ((optnone))
 #  else
-#    define nostackprotect_function __attribute__ ((__optimize__ ("-fno-stack-protector")))
+#    define nostackprotect_function __attribute__ ((__optimize__("-fno-stack-protector")))
 #  endif
 #endif
 
@@ -381,6 +381,12 @@
 
 #  define UNUSED(a) ((void)(1 || (a)))
 
+#  if defined(__clang__)
+#    define no_builtin(n) __attribute__((no_builtin(n)))
+#  else
+#    define no_builtin(n) __attribute__((__optimize__("-fno-tree-loop-distribute-patterns")))
+#endif
+
 /* SDCC-specific definitions ************************************************/
 
 #elif defined(SDCC) || defined(__SDCC)
@@ -537,6 +543,8 @@
 
 #  define offsetof(a, b) ((size_t)(&(((a *)(0))->b)))
 
+#  define no_builtin(n)
+
 /* Zilog-specific definitions ***********************************************/
 
 #elif defined(__ZILOG__)
@@ -677,6 +685,8 @@
 
 #  define offsetof(a, b) ((size_t)(&(((a *)(0))->b)))
 
+#  define no_builtin(n)
+
 /* ICCARM-specific definitions **********************************************/
 
 #elif defined(__ICCARM__)
@@ -746,6 +756,8 @@
 
 #  define offsetof(a, b) ((size_t)(&(((a *)(0))->b)))
 
+#  define no_builtin(n)
+
 /* Unknown compiler *********************************************************/
 
 #else
@@ -803,6 +815,8 @@
 
 #  define offsetof(a, b) ((size_t)(&(((a *)(0))->b)))
 
+#  define no_builtin(n)
+
 #endif
 
 /****************************************************************************
diff --git a/libs/libc/string/lib_memcmp.c b/libs/libc/string/lib_memcmp.c
index 1f788f451e..9602c9a254 100644
--- a/libs/libc/string/lib_memcmp.c
+++ b/libs/libc/string/lib_memcmp.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_LIBC_ARCH_MEMCMP
 #undef memcmp /* See mm/README.txt */
+no_builtin("memcmp")
 int memcmp(FAR const void *s1, FAR const void *s2, size_t n)
 {
   unsigned char *p1 = (unsigned char *)s1;
diff --git a/libs/libc/string/lib_memcpy.c b/libs/libc/string/lib_memcpy.c
index de4f8eed23..ba91d5abb1 100644
--- a/libs/libc/string/lib_memcpy.c
+++ b/libs/libc/string/lib_memcpy.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_LIBC_ARCH_MEMCPY
 #undef memcpy /* See mm/README.txt */
+no_builtin("memcpy")
 FAR void *memcpy(FAR void *dest, FAR const void *src, size_t n)
 {
   FAR unsigned char *pout = (FAR unsigned char *)dest;
diff --git a/libs/libc/string/lib_memmove.c b/libs/libc/string/lib_memmove.c
index bc72a85daf..afed8e0172 100644
--- a/libs/libc/string/lib_memmove.c
+++ b/libs/libc/string/lib_memmove.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_LIBC_ARCH_MEMMOVE
 #undef memmove /* See mm/README.txt */
+no_builtin("memmove")
 FAR void *memmove(FAR void *dest, FAR const void *src, size_t count)
 {
   FAR char *tmp;
diff --git a/libs/libc/string/lib_memset.c b/libs/libc/string/lib_memset.c
index e22a6cd205..4f20f15f9e 100644
--- a/libs/libc/string/lib_memset.c
+++ b/libs/libc/string/lib_memset.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_LIBC_ARCH_MEMSET
 #undef memset /* See mm/README.txt */
+no_builtin("memset")
 FAR void *memset(FAR void *s, int c, size_t n)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMSET_OPTSPEED
diff --git a/libs/libc/string/lib_vikmemcpy.c b/libs/libc/string/lib_vikmemcpy.c
index 88e5676be7..ce9a89a4e2 100644
--- a/libs/libc/string/lib_vikmemcpy.c
+++ b/libs/libc/string/lib_vikmemcpy.c
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ typedef uint32_t            uintn;
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
+no_builtin("memcpy")
 FAR void *memcpy(FAR void *dest, FAR const void *src, size_t count)
 {
   FAR uint8_t *dst8 = (FAR uint8_t *)dest;