--- /dev/null
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -533,6 +533,9 @@
+ NOSTDINC_FLAGS += -nostdinc -isystem $(shell $(CC) -print-file-name=include)
+ CHECKFLAGS += $(NOSTDINC_FLAGS)
+
++# improve gcc optimization
++CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-funit-at-a-time,)
++
+ # warn about C99 declaration after statement
+ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wdeclaration-after-statement,)
+