diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index 228711f3fdd..9fa7a056ba4 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@
 			"cacheVariables": {
 				"CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS": true,
 				"CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX": "${sourceDir}/out/install/${presetName}",
-				"CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Debug",
-				"PROFILER_ENABLED": "1"
+				"CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Debug"
 			},
 			"vendor": {
 				"microsoft.com/VisualStudioSettings/CMake/1.0": {
@@ -138,8 +137,7 @@
 				"CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX": "${sourceDir}/out/install/${presetName}",
 				"CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Debug",
 				"CMAKE_C_COMPILER": "/usr/bin/clang",
-				"CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER": "/usr/bin/clang++",
-				"PROFILER_ENABLED": "1"
+				"CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER": "/usr/bin/clang++"
 			},
 			"vendor": {
 				"microsoft.com/VisualStudioSettings/CMake/1.0": {
diff --git a/contrib/profiler/Profiler.cpp b/contrib/profiler/Profiler.cpp
index 6ec3f9c499a..0be8f50dccd 100644
--- a/contrib/profiler/Profiler.cpp
+++ b/contrib/profiler/Profiler.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "Profiler.h"
 
 #if defined(USE_CHRONO)
-#undef __PROFILER_SMP__
 #include <atomic>
 #endif
 
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ namespace Profiler {
 			#if !defined(USE_CHRONO)
 			volatile u32 mLock;
 			#else
-			std::atomic_uint32_t mLock;
+			std::atomic_uint32_t mLock = { 0 };
 			#endif
 		};
 	#else
@@ -915,7 +914,7 @@ namespace Profiler {
 
 
 #if defined(__PROFILER_ENABLED__)
-	threadlocal Caller::ThreadState Caller::thisThread = { {0}, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+	threadlocal Caller::ThreadState Caller::thisThread = { {}, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
 	f64 Caller::mTimerOverhead = 0, Caller::mRdtscOverhead = 0;
 	u64 Caller::mGlobalDuration = 0;
 	Caller::Max Caller::maxStats;
@@ -999,7 +998,7 @@ namespace Profiler {
 
 	u64 globalStart = Timer::getticks();
 	u64 globalClockStart = Clock::getticks();
-	GlobalThreadList threads = { NULL, {0} };
+	GlobalThreadList threads = { NULL, {} };
 	threadlocal Caller *root = NULL;
 
 
diff --git a/src/Frame.cpp b/src/Frame.cpp
index 7abeb275e29..1c2169d87f0 100644
--- a/src/Frame.cpp
+++ b/src/Frame.cpp
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ void Frame::CollideFrames(void (*callback)(CollisionContact *))
 		if (!frame.m_collisionSpace)
 			continue;
 
-		PROFILE_SCOPED_DESC(frame.m_label.c_str())
+		// Used to be frame.m_label.c_str() however the preprocessor is evaluated at compile time this fails on MSVC
+		PROFILE_SCOPED_DESC("Loop frame")
 		frame.m_collisionSpace->Collide(callback);
 	}
 }