diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index a7e379c672..77aebce312 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ no-test-syntax-suggest-prepare: no-test-syntax-suggest-precheck
 yes-test-syntax-suggest-prepare: yes-test-syntax-suggest-precheck
 	$(ACTIONS_GROUP)
 	$(XRUBY) -C "$(srcdir)" bin/gem install --no-document \
-		--install-dir .bundle --conservative "bundler" "rake" "rspec:~> 3" "ruby-prof"
+		--install-dir .bundle --conservative "bundler" "rake" "rspec:~> 3" #"ruby-prof"
 	$(ACTIONS_ENDGROUP)
 
 RSPECOPTS =
diff --git a/spec/syntax_suggest/unit/api_spec.rb b/spec/syntax_suggest/unit/api_spec.rb
index 284a4cdeec..21df86bb3e 100644
--- a/spec/syntax_suggest/unit/api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/syntax_suggest/unit/api_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require_relative "../spec_helper"
-require "ruby-prof"
+begin
+  require "ruby-prof"
+rescue LoadError
+end
 
 module SyntaxSuggest
   RSpec.describe "Top level SyntaxSuggest api" do