diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 307962029f..289b278492 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Build-Depends: adwaita-icon-theme (>= 45.0-4~) <!nocheck>,
                libjson-glib-dev:native,
                libpango1.0-dev (>= 1.44.0),
                librsvg2-common [amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips64el mipsel ppc64el s390x powerpc ppc64 riscv64 sparc64] <!nocheck>,
+               libsysprof-capture-4-dev (>= 3.40.1) [amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips64el ppc64el riscv64 s390x hppa loong64 powerpc ppc64 sh4],
                libwayland-dev (>= 1.14.91) [linux-any],
                libx11-dev,
                libxcomposite-dev,
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index adf753e7cf..b4d20b53eb 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ else
 configure_flags_deb += -Dcolord=no
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter amd64 arm64 armel armhf i386 mips64el ppc64el riscv64 s390x hppa loong64 powerpc ppc64 sh4,$(DEB_HOST_ARCH)))
+configure_flags_deb += -Dprofiler=true
+else
+configure_flags_deb += -Dprofiler=false
+endif
+
 ifeq (linux,$(DEB_HOST_ARCH_OS))
 configure_flags_deb += -Dwayland_backend=true
 else