diff --git a/include/zephyr/sys/internal/kobject_internal.h b/include/zephyr/sys/internal/kobject_internal.h
index fe02ed3cb8f..ea19d0f9a8d 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/sys/internal/kobject_internal.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/sys/internal/kobject_internal.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ void k_object_init(const void *obj);
 
 
 #else
+/* LCOV_EXCL_START */
 static inline void k_object_init(const void *obj)
 {
 	ARG_UNUSED(obj);