diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d10cd0965388..4cd7eb14863d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ AFLAGS_MODULE   =
 LDFLAGS_MODULE  =
 CFLAGS_KERNEL	=
 AFLAGS_KERNEL	=
-CFLAGS_GCOV	= -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -fno-tree-loop-im
+CFLAGS_GCOV	= -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -fno-tree-loop-im -Wno-maybe-uninitialized
 
 
 # Use USERINCLUDE when you must reference the UAPI directories only.