diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 2e3a10e79ca9..061d0c3a420a 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ objtool_args += --no-fp
 endif
 ifdef CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL
 objtool_args += --no-unreachable
+else
+objtool_args += $(call cc-ifversion, -lt, 0405, --no-unreachable)
 endif
 
 # 'OBJECT_FILES_NON_STANDARD := y': skip objtool checking for a directory