diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index ca2433e84873..480976275d98 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ obj-y     = sched.o fork.o exec_domain.o panic.o printk.o profile.o \
 	    hrtimer.o rwsem.o nsproxy.o srcu.o semaphore.o \
 	    notifier.o ksysfs.o pm_qos_params.o sched_clock.o
 
-CFLAGS_REMOVE_sched.o = -pg -mno-spe
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_sched.o = -mno-spe
 
 ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE
 # Do not trace debug files and internal ftrace files