diff --git a/src/ci/docker/dist-android/Dockerfile b/src/ci/docker/dist-android/Dockerfile
index a54a2d003b649..64f31750dd7b6 100644
--- a/src/ci/docker/dist-android/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/ci/docker/dist-android/Dockerfile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ENV TARGETS=$TARGETS,x86_64-linux-android
 
 ENV RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS \
       --enable-extended \
+      --enable-profiler \
       --arm-linux-androideabi-ndk=/android/ndk/arm-14 \
       --armv7-linux-androideabi-ndk=/android/ndk/arm-14 \
       --thumbv7neon-linux-androideabi-ndk=/android/ndk/arm-14 \
diff --git a/src/libprofiler_builtins/build.rs b/src/libprofiler_builtins/build.rs
index 8adcff67800fe..c990b28933504 100644
--- a/src/libprofiler_builtins/build.rs
+++ b/src/libprofiler_builtins/build.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ fn main() {
         cfg.flag("-fno-builtin");
         cfg.flag("-fvisibility=hidden");
         cfg.flag("-fomit-frame-pointer");
-        cfg.flag("-ffreestanding");
         cfg.define("VISIBILITY_HIDDEN", None);
         if !target.contains("windows") {
             cfg.define("COMPILER_RT_HAS_UNAME", Some("1"));