---- a/arch/mips/Makefile
-+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
-@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ ifneq ($(SUBARCH),$(ARCH))
- endif
- endif
-
-+ifndef CONFIG_PROFILING
-+ cflags-y := -ffunction-sections
-+endif
- ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
- ifndef KBUILD_MCOUNT_RA_ADDRESS
- ifeq ($(call cc-option-yn,-mmcount-ra-address), y)