diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 173a7c9bd1fb..668909e7a460 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -901,6 +901,9 @@ else
 CC_FLAGS_LTO	+= -flto
 endif
 CC_FLAGS_LTO	+= -fvisibility=hidden
+
+# Limit inlining across translation units to reduce binary size
+KBUILD_LDFLAGS += -mllvm -import-instr-limit=5
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_LTO