diff --git a/binutils.changes b/binutils.changes
index 3798629..7c6eb64 100644
--- a/binutils.changes
+++ b/binutils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed May  1 09:52:29 UTC 2024 - Bernhard Wiedemann <bwiedemann@suse.com>
+
+- Allow to disable profiling
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Feb 22 10:11:25 UTC 2024 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/binutils.spec b/binutils.spec
index 1c5840e..4109f50 100644
--- a/binutils.spec
+++ b/binutils.spec
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ cd build-dir
 %endif
 	--enable-shared \
 %if %{suse_version} > 1500
-%if %{with bootstrap}
+%if %{with bootstrap} && 0%{?do_profiling}
 	--enable-pgo-build=lto \
 %endif
 	--enable-colored-disassembly \