diff --git a/Core/CMakeLists.txt b/Core/CMakeLists.txt
index 76e037d8de8..98f9d253b6a 100644
--- a/Core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,9 +39,18 @@ endif()
 
 if(ACTS_ENABLE_CPU_PROFILING)
   message(STATUS "added lprofiler")
-  target_link_libraries(
-    ActsCore
-    PUBLIC -lprofiler)
+
+  if(DEFINED GPERF_INSTALL_DIR)
+    find_library(PROFILER_LIBRARY profiler HINTS ${GPERF_INSTALL_DIR})
+
+    target_link_libraries(
+      ActsCore
+      PUBLIC ${PROFILER_LIBRARY})
+  else()
+    target_link_libraries(
+      ActsCore
+      PUBLIC -lprofiler)
+  endif()
 
   target_link_options(
     ActsCore
@@ -50,9 +59,18 @@ endif()
 
 if(ACTS_ENABLE_MEMORY_PROFILING)
   message(STATUS "added ltcmalloc")
-  target_link_libraries(
-    ActsCore
-    PUBLIC -ltcmalloc)
+
+  if(DEFINED GPERF_INSTALL_DIR)
+    find_library(TCMALLOC_LIBRARY tcmalloc HINTS ${GPERF_INSTALL_DIR})
+
+    target_link_libraries(
+      ActsCore
+      PUBLIC ${TCMALLOC_LIBRARY})
+  else()
+    target_link_libraries(
+      ActsCore
+      PUBLIC -ltcmalloc)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 install(