diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 41564a4db6f7..c675eece389a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ include $(srctree)/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
 BOOT_HEAP_SIZE := 0x400000
 
 # Disable Function Tracer
-KBUILD_CFLAGS := $(shell echo $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) | sed -e "s/-pg//")
+KBUILD_CFLAGS := $(filter-out -pg, $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
 
 KBUILD_CFLAGS := $(filter-out -fstack-protector, $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))