diff --git a/src/Main/fg_commands.cxx b/src/Main/fg_commands.cxx
index 2230d7f3a..ac17b7eaa 100644
--- a/src/Main/fg_commands.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/fg_commands.cxx
@@ -1590,6 +1590,15 @@ fgInitCommands ()
   typedef bool (*dummy)();
   fgTie( "/command/view/next", dummy(0), do_view_next );
   fgTie( "/command/view/prev", dummy(0), do_view_prev );
+
+  SGPropertyNode* profiler_available =
+    globals->get_props()->getNode("/sim/debug/profiler-available", true);
+#ifdef FG_HAVE_GPERFTOOLS
+  profiler_available->setBoolValue(true);
+#else
+  profiler_available->setBoolValue(false);
+#endif
+  profiler_available->setAttributes(SGPropertyNode::READ);
 }
 
 // end of fg_commands.cxx