diff --git a/application/baremetal/benchmark/coremark/core_util.c b/application/baremetal/benchmark/coremark/core_util.c
index 6727672d..a65b5774 100644
--- a/application/baremetal/benchmark/coremark/core_util.c
+++ b/application/baremetal/benchmark/coremark/core_util.c
@@ -170,22 +170,41 @@ ee_u16 crcu8(ee_u8 data, ee_u16 crc)
     }
     return crc;
 }
+
+#if (defined(__riscv_zicond) && !defined(__clang__))
+#pragma GCC push_options
+#pragma GCC optimize("-fcode-hoisting")
+#pragma GCC optimize("-ftree-vrp")
+#endif
 ee_u16 crcu16(ee_u16 newval, ee_u16 crc)
 {
     crc = crcu8((ee_u8)(newval),        crc);
     crc = crcu8((ee_u8)((newval) >> 8),   crc);
     return crc;
 }
+#if (defined(__riscv_zicond) && !defined(__clang__))
+#pragma GCC pop_options
+#endif
+
 ee_u16 crcu32(ee_u32 newval, ee_u16 crc)
 {
     crc = crc16((ee_s16) newval,          crc);
     crc = crc16((ee_s16)(newval >> 16),    crc);
     return crc;
 }
+
+#if (defined(__riscv_zicond) && !defined(__clang__))
+#pragma GCC push_options
+#pragma GCC optimize("-fcode-hoisting")
+#pragma GCC optimize("-ftree-vrp")
+#endif
 ee_u16 crc16(ee_s16 newval, ee_u16 crc)
 {
     return crcu16((ee_u16)newval,       crc);
 }
+#if (defined(__riscv_zicond) && !defined(__clang__))
+#pragma GCC pop_options
+#endif
 
 ee_u8 check_data_types()
 {