diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 5c1e6a5220..2aacd4eff2 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ for ARG in "$@"; do
         --cppcheck          ) cppcheck=1 ;;
         --dev|--devel       ) flags+=(-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Devel)   build="$root/build_dev";;
         --dbg|--debug       ) flags+=(-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug)   build="$root/build_dbg";;
-        --release           ) flags+=(-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release) build="$root/build_rel";;
+        --rel|--release     ) flags+=(-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release) build="$root/build_rel";;
+        --prof              ) flags+=(-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Prof)    build="$root/build_prof";;
         --strip             ) flags+=(-DCMAKE_BUILD_STRIP=TRUE) ;;
         --glsl              ) flags+=(-DGLSL_API=TRUE) ;;
         --egl               ) flags+=(-DEGL_API=TRUE) ;;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ for ARG in "$@"; do
             echo "** User options **"
             echo "--dev / --devel : Build PCSX2 as a Development build."
             echo "--debug         : Build PCSX2 as a Debug build."
+            echo "--prof          : Build PCSX2 as a Profiler build (release + debug symbol)."
             echo "--release       : Build PCSX2 as a Release build."
             echo
             echo "--clean         : Do a clean build."
diff --git a/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake b/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
index 96746ab616..d091bd5384 100644
--- a/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
+++ b/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ elseif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "Devel")
     set(DEBUG_FLAG "${DBG} -DNDEBUG -DPCSX2_DEVBUILD -D_DEVEL")
 elseif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "Release")
     set(DEBUG_FLAG "-DNDEBUG")
+elseif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "Prof")
+    # Keep frame pointer and debug information for profiler tool
+    set(DEBUG_FLAG "${DBG} -DNDEBUG")
 endif()
 
 if (USE_ASAN)