diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 56afd1509..10b3a59b4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -823,6 +823,9 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-disable-warning, address-of-packed-member)
 ifdef CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_PERFORMANCE
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -O2
 KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS += -Copt-level=2
+else ifdef CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_PERFORMANCE_O3
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += -O3
+KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS += -Copt-level=3
 else ifdef CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -Os
 KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS += -Copt-level=s
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 94125d3b6..8ecbc5e96 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@ config INITRAMFS_PRESERVE_MTIME
 
 choice
 	prompt "Compiler optimization level"
-	default CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_PERFORMANCE
+	default CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_PERFORMANCE_O3
 
 config CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_PERFORMANCE
 	bool "Optimize for performance (-O2)"
@@ -1414,6 +1414,13 @@ config CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_PERFORMANCE
 	  with the "-O2" compiler flag for best performance and most
 	  helpful compile-time warnings.
 
+config CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_PERFORMANCE_O3
+	bool "Optimize more for performance (-O3)"
+	imply CC_DISABLE_WARN_MAYBE_UNINITIALIZED
+	help
+	  Choosing this option will pass "-O3" to your compiler to optimize
+	  the kernel yet more for performance.
+
 config CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
 	bool "Optimize for size (-Os)"
 	help