diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b45002d8..3b616b5c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1082,6 +1082,13 @@ if(USE_ATTR_IFUNC STREQUAL "auto")
             #endif
 
             static void func(void) { return; }
+
+            /*
+            * The attribute __no_profile_instrument_function__ is
+            * needed with GCC to prevent improper instrumentation in
+            * the ifunc resolver.
+            */
+            __attribute__((__no_profile_instrument_function__))
             static void (*resolve_func(void)) (void) { return func; }
             void func_ifunc(void)
                     __attribute__((__ifunc__(\"resolve_func\")));
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 446e26e2..176bb9ce 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -915,6 +915,13 @@ if test "x$enable_ifunc" = xauto ; then
 		#endif
 
 		static void func(void) { return; }
+
+		/*
+		 * The attribute __no_profile_instrument_function__ is
+		 * needed with GCC to prevent improper instrumentation in
+		 * the ifunc resolver.
+		 */
+		__attribute__((__no_profile_instrument_function__))
 		static void (*resolve_func (void)) (void) { return func; }
 		void func_ifunc (void)
 				__attribute__((__ifunc__("resolve_func")));