diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h
index 3cee7115441b..ade406dc6504 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
 
 #define HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_RET_ADDR_PTR
 
+/* Ignore unused weak functions which will have larger offsets */
+#ifdef CONFIG_MPROFILE_KERNEL
+#define FTRACE_MCOUNT_MAX_OFFSET	12
+#elif defined(CONFIG_PPC32)
+#define FTRACE_MCOUNT_MAX_OFFSET	8
+#endif
+
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 extern void _mcount(void);