diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b84a1b3e15c5..4615ba0a9baf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -819,6 +819,9 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks
 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 70abc9e29460..b382bd4c1d88 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1377,6 +1377,15 @@ 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) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+       help
+         Choosing this option will pass "-O3" to your compiler to optimize
+         the kernel yet more for performance.
+
+	  This option is EXPERIMENTAL; you may encounter compiler bugs and/or
+	  kernel bugs with this option enabled.
+
 config CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
 	bool "Optimize for size (-Os)"
 	help