diff --git a/srcpkgs/rust/template b/srcpkgs/rust/template
index f31ea7b87b8107..6481a1d0fac4c9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rust/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rust/template
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ do_configure() {
 		extended = false
 		docs = ${_use_docs}
 		tools = []
+    		profiler = true
 		[install]
 		prefix = "/usr"
 		[rust]