diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 99c0530489ef..8c6acfdfe660 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-disable-warning, format-overflow)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-disable-warning, int-in-bool-context)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
-KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-Oz,-Os)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -Os
 else
 KBUILD_CFLAGS   += -O2
 endif