diff --git a/libraries/libmesosphere/include/mesosphere/kern_k_auto_object_container.hpp b/libraries/libmesosphere/include/mesosphere/kern_k_auto_object_container.hpp
index a6ddac4..05a3de5 100644
--- a/libraries/libmesosphere/include/mesosphere/kern_k_auto_object_container.hpp
+++ b/libraries/libmesosphere/include/mesosphere/kern_k_auto_object_container.hpp
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@
 
         struct DummyKAutoObjectWithListComparator {
             static NOINLINE int Compare(KAutoObjectWithList &lhs, KAutoObjectWithList &rhs) {
-                AMS_ASSUME(false);
+                MESOSPHERE_UNUSED(lhs, rhs);
+                MESOSPHERE_PANIC("DummyKAutoObjectWithListComparator invoked");
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/mesosphere/kernel/Makefile b/mesosphere/kernel/Makefile
index b73a399..6972917 100644
--- a/mesosphere/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/mesosphere/kernel/Makefile
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
 $(OFILES_SRC)	: $(HFILES_BIN)
 
 kern_libc_generic.o: CFLAGS += -fno-builtin
+kern_kernel_instantiations.o: CXXFLAGS += -flto
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # you need a rule like this for each extension you use as binary data