diff --git a/sim/common/ChangeLog b/sim/common/ChangeLog
index 33afbfba46..608a0859ce 100644
--- a/sim/common/ChangeLog
+++ b/sim/common/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-12  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>
+
+	* sim-profile.h [!WITH_PROFILE]: Rewrite to use #error.
+
 2021-01-11  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>
 
 	* acinclude.m4 (SIM_AC_OUTPUT): Require SIM_AC_OPTION_WARNINGS.
diff --git a/sim/common/sim-profile.h b/sim/common/sim-profile.h
index a43d11aafa..17017c469a 100644
--- a/sim/common/sim-profile.h
+++ b/sim/common/sim-profile.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 #define SIM_PROFILE_H
 
 #ifndef WITH_PROFILE
-Error, WITH_PROFILE not defined.
+#error "WITH_PROFILE not defined"
 #endif
 
 /* Standard profilable entities.  */