diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7bf3fb717921..cc621fbe6c62 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-disable-warning, int-in-bool-context)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-disable-warning, attribute-alias)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
-KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-Oz,-Os)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -Os
 else
 ifdef CONFIG_PROFILE_ALL_BRANCHES
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -O2