diff --git a/net/rds/Kconfig b/net/rds/Kconfig
index 75cd696963b2..f007730aa2bb 100644
--- a/net/rds/Kconfig
+++ b/net/rds/Kconfig
@@ -26,3 +26,12 @@ config RDS_DEBUG
 	bool "RDS debugging messages"
 	depends on RDS
 	default n
+
+config GCOV_PROFILE_RDS
+	bool "Enable GCOV profiling on RDS"
+	depends on GCOV_KERNEL
+	help
+	  Enable GCOV profiling on RDS for checking which functions/lines
+	  are executed.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
diff --git a/net/rds/Makefile b/net/rds/Makefile
index 8fdc118e2927..3af1ca1d965c 100644
--- a/net/rds/Makefile
+++ b/net/rds/Makefile
@@ -15,3 +15,8 @@ rds_tcp-y :=		tcp.o tcp_connect.o tcp_listen.o tcp_recv.o \
 			tcp_send.o tcp_stats.o
 
 ccflags-$(CONFIG_RDS_DEBUG)	:=	-DRDS_DEBUG
+
+# for GCOV coverage profiling
+ifdef CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_RDS
+GCOV_PROFILE := y
+endif