diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/profile.dm b/code/__DEFINES/profile.dm
index 5fc847890145..ec79d942a984 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/profile.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/profile.dm
@@ -27,3 +27,5 @@
 #define PROFILE_ITEM_LEN 2
 #define PROFILE_ITEM_TIME 1
 #define PROFILE_ITEM_COUNT 2
+
+GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(enable_memdump, 0)