diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/hermes/reactexecutor/OnLoad.cpp b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/hermes/reactexecutor/OnLoad.cpp
index 55c151958ad..304603fd12e 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/hermes/reactexecutor/OnLoad.cpp
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/hermes/reactexecutor/OnLoad.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static ::hermes::vm::RuntimeConfig makeRuntimeConfig(jlong heapSizeMB) {
 
   return vm::RuntimeConfig::Builder()
       .withGCConfig(gcConfigBuilder.build())
+      .withEnableSampleProfiling(true)
       .build();
 }