diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c2a880ae0..f775cdf87b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ option(ENABLE_CUBEB "Enables the cubeb audio backend" ON)
 
 option(USE_DISCORD_PRESENCE "Enables Discord Rich Presence" OFF)
 
+option(ENABLE_MICROPROFILE "Enables microprofile capabilities" OFF)
+
 option(YUZU_TESTS "Compile tests" "${BUILD_TESTING}")
 
 if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "FreeBSD")
diff --git a/externals/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
index cd7b80a33c..9d63d53faf 100644
--- a/externals/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ endif()
 # MicroProfile
 add_library(microprofile INTERFACE)
 target_include_directories(microprofile INTERFACE ./microprofile)
+if (ENABLE_MICROPROFILE)
+    target_compile_definitions(microprofile INTERFACE MICROPROFILE_ENABLED=1)
+else()
+    target_compile_definitions(microprofile INTERFACE MICROPROFILE_ENABLED=0)
+endif()
 
 # GCC bugs
 if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "12" AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU" AND MINGW)
diff --git a/src/yuzu/debugger/profiler.cpp b/src/yuzu/debugger/profiler.cpp
index 493ee0b178..4ea146aa62 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/debugger/profiler.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/debugger/profiler.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Citra Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
+#if MICROPROFILE_ENABLED
+
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QLayout>
 #include <QMouseEvent>
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@
 
 // Include the implementation of the UI in this file. This isn't in microprofile.cpp because the
 // non-Qt frontends don't need it (and don't implement the UI drawing hooks either).
-#if MICROPROFILE_ENABLED
+
 #define MICROPROFILEUI_IMPL 1
 #include "common/microprofileui.h"
 
@@ -43,8 +45,6 @@ private:
     qreal x_scale = 1.0, y_scale = 1.0;
 };
 
-#endif
-
 MicroProfileDialog::MicroProfileDialog(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent, Qt::Dialog) {
     setObjectName(QStringLiteral("MicroProfile"));
     setWindowTitle(tr("&MicroProfile"));
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ MicroProfileDialog::MicroProfileDialog(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent, Qt::Di
     // Enable the maximize button
     setWindowFlags(windowFlags() | Qt::WindowMaximizeButtonHint);
 
-#if MICROPROFILE_ENABLED
-
     MicroProfileWidget* widget = new MicroProfileWidget(this);
 
     QLayout* layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@ MicroProfileDialog::MicroProfileDialog(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent, Qt::Di
     setFocusProxy(widget);
     widget->setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
     widget->setFocus();
-#endif
 }
 
 QAction* MicroProfileDialog::toggleViewAction() {
@@ -94,8 +91,6 @@ void MicroProfileDialog::hideEvent(QHideEvent* ev) {
     QWidget::hideEvent(ev);
 }
 
-#if MICROPROFILE_ENABLED
-
 /// There's no way to pass a user pointer to MicroProfile, so this variable is used to make the
 /// QPainter available inside the drawing callbacks.
 static QPainter* mp_painter = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/yuzu/debugger/profiler.h b/src/yuzu/debugger/profiler.h
index 4c8ccd3c2f..9fc3865fa8 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/debugger/profiler.h
+++ b/src/yuzu/debugger/profiler.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#if MICROPROFILE_ENABLED
+
 #include <QWidget>
 
 class QAction;
@@ -25,3 +27,4 @@ protected:
 private:
     QAction* toggle_view_action = nullptr;
 };
+#endif
diff --git a/src/yuzu/main.cpp b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
index 9b35069307..a46c5cd881 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/main.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
@@ -1348,6 +1348,11 @@ void GMainWindow::InitializeDebugWidgets() {
     microProfileDialog = new MicroProfileDialog(this);
     microProfileDialog->hide();
     debug_menu->addAction(microProfileDialog->toggleViewAction());
+#else
+    auto micro_profile_stub = new QAction(tr("MicroProfile (unavailable)"), this);
+    micro_profile_stub->setEnabled(false);
+    micro_profile_stub->setChecked(false);
+    debug_menu->addAction(micro_profile_stub);
 #endif
 
     waitTreeWidget = new WaitTreeWidget(*system, this);
@@ -5630,10 +5635,13 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 #endif
 
     Common::DetachedTasks detached_tasks;
+
+#if MICROPROFILE_ENABLED
     MicroProfileOnThreadCreate("Frontend");
     SCOPE_EXIT {
         MicroProfileShutdown();
     };
+#endif
 
     Common::ConfigureNvidiaEnvironmentFlags();
 
diff --git a/src/yuzu/main.h b/src/yuzu/main.h
index 7e7c00ec0b..b6f818099a 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/main.h
+++ b/src/yuzu/main.h
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ class GameList;
 class GImageInfo;
 class GRenderWindow;
 class LoadingScreen;
+#if MICROPROFILE_ENABLED
 class MicroProfileDialog;
+#endif
 class OverlayDialog;
 class ProfilerWidget;
 class ControllerDialog;
@@ -565,7 +567,9 @@ private:
 
     // Debugger panes
     ProfilerWidget* profilerWidget;
+#if MICROPROFILE_ENABLED
     MicroProfileDialog* microProfileDialog;
+#endif
     WaitTreeWidget* waitTreeWidget;
     ControllerDialog* controller_dialog;