diff --git a/config/makefiles/rust.mk b/config/makefiles/rust.mk
index 3d46004ab683..14e016007a14 100644
--- a/config/makefiles/rust.mk
+++ b/config/makefiles/rust.mk
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ $(RUST_LIBRARY_FILE): force-cargo-library-build
 # When we are building in --enable-release mode; we add an additional check to confirm
 # that we are not importing any networking-related functions in rust code. This reduces
 # the chance of proxy bypasses originating from rust code.
+ifndef MOZ_PROFILE_GENERATE
 ifndef DEVELOPER_OPTIONS
 ifndef MOZ_DEBUG_RUST
 ifeq ($(OS_ARCH), Linux)
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ ifeq ($(OS_ARCH), Linux)
 endif
 endif
 endif
+endif
 
 force-cargo-library-check:
 	$(call CARGO_CHECK) --lib $(cargo_target_flag) $(rust_features_flag)