diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/command-list.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/command-list.rs
index b34c276ab19..53db55d0c10 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/command-list.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/command-list.rs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
     "needs-git-hash",
     "needs-llvm-components",
     "needs-llvm-zstd",
-    "needs-profiler-support",
+    "needs-profiler-runtime",
     "needs-relocation-model-pic",
     "needs-run-enabled",
     "needs-rust-lld",
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/common.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/common.rs
index 17ec6ea4301..37f8a3df82e 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/common.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/common.rs
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub git_merge_commit_email: String,
 
     /// True if the profiler runtime is enabled for this target.
-    /// Used by the "needs-profiler-support" header in test files.
+    /// Used by the "needs-profiler-runtime" directive in test files.
     pub profiler_support: bool,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/header.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/header.rs
index a6830a6aa17..bd0ed6321bc 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/header.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/header.rs
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ fn iter_header(
     // FIXME(jieyouxu): I feel like there's a better way to do this, leaving for later.
     if mode == Mode::CoverageRun {
         let extra_directives: &[&str] = &[
-            "needs-profiler-support",
+            "needs-profiler-runtime",
             // FIXME(pietroalbini): this test currently does not work on cross-compiled targets
             // because remote-test is not capable of sending back the *.profraw files generated by
             // the LLVM instrumentation.
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/needs.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/needs.rs
index f5dd722ed37..ca7600d4dcb 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/needs.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/needs.rs
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ pub(super) fn handle_needs(
             ignore_reason: "ignored on targets without unwinding support",
         },
         Need {
-            name: "needs-profiler-support",
+            name: "needs-profiler-runtime",
             condition: cache.profiler_support,
-            ignore_reason: "ignored when profiler support is disabled",
+            ignore_reason: "ignored when the profiler runtime is not available",
         },
         Need {
             name: "needs-force-clang-based-tests",
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/tests.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/tests.rs
index 18e26635ac0..9b1294ad5fe 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/tests.rs
@@ -370,10 +370,10 @@ fn sanitizers() {
 #[test]
 fn profiler_support() {
     let config: Config = cfg().profiler_support(false).build();
-    assert!(check_ignore(&config, "//@ needs-profiler-support"));
+    assert!(check_ignore(&config, "//@ needs-profiler-runtime"));
 
     let config: Config = cfg().profiler_support(true).build();
-    assert!(!check_ignore(&config, "//@ needs-profiler-support"));
+    assert!(!check_ignore(&config, "//@ needs-profiler-runtime"));
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/tests/run-make/cross-lang-lto-pgo-smoketest-clang/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/cross-lang-lto-pgo-smoketest-clang/rmake.rs
index 03c9af4bb89..50790e18cec 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/cross-lang-lto-pgo-smoketest-clang/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/cross-lang-lto-pgo-smoketest-clang/rmake.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 // RUSTBUILD_FORCE_CLANG_BASED_TESTS and only runs tests which contain "clang" in their
 // name.
 
-//@ needs-profiler-support
+//@ needs-profiler-runtime
 // FIXME(Oneirical): Except that due to the reliance on llvm-profdata, this test
 // never runs, because `x86_64-gnu-debug` does not have the `profiler_builtins` crate.
 
diff --git a/tests/run-make/optimization-remarks-dir-pgo/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/optimization-remarks-dir-pgo/rmake.rs
index 228c43cc5f1..471ce89f188 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/optimization-remarks-dir-pgo/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/optimization-remarks-dir-pgo/rmake.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // the output remark files.
 // See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/114439
 
-//@ needs-profiler-support
+//@ needs-profiler-runtime
 //@ ignore-cross-compile
 
 use run_make_support::{
diff --git a/tests/run-make/pgo-branch-weights/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/pgo-branch-weights/rmake.rs
index 105c2fafc5a..1893248e307 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/pgo-branch-weights/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/pgo-branch-weights/rmake.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 // If the test passes, the expected function call count was added to the use-phase LLVM-IR.
 // See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/66631
 
-//@ needs-profiler-support
+//@ needs-profiler-runtime
 //@ ignore-cross-compile
 
 use std::path::Path;
diff --git a/tests/run-make/pgo-gen-lto/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/pgo-gen-lto/rmake.rs
index 53d1623bf58..4f7ae9fb24c 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/pgo-gen-lto/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/pgo-gen-lto/rmake.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // should be generated.
 // See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/48346
 
-//@ needs-profiler-support
+//@ needs-profiler-runtime
 // Reason: this exercises LTO profiling
 //@ ignore-cross-compile
 // Reason: the compiled binary is executed
diff --git a/tests/run-make/pgo-gen/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/pgo-gen/rmake.rs
index ad2f6388e8f..5cd5a4583ed 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/pgo-gen/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/pgo-gen/rmake.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // optimizes code. This test checks that these files are generated.
 // See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/48346
 
-//@ needs-profiler-support
+//@ needs-profiler-runtime
 //@ ignore-cross-compile
 
 use run_make_support::{cwd, has_extension, has_prefix, run, rustc, shallow_find_files};
diff --git a/tests/run-make/pgo-indirect-call-promotion/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/pgo-indirect-call-promotion/rmake.rs
index 28232eb2566..ce9754f13b9 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/pgo-indirect-call-promotion/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/pgo-indirect-call-promotion/rmake.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // whether it can make a direct call instead of the indirect call.
 // See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/66631
 
-//@ needs-profiler-support
+//@ needs-profiler-runtime
 // Reason: llvm_profdata is used
 //@ ignore-cross-compile
 // Reason: the compiled binary is executed
diff --git a/tests/run-make/pgo-use/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/pgo-use/rmake.rs
index 276af9ea263..c09a82353b9 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/pgo-use/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/pgo-use/rmake.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // be marked as cold.
 // See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/60262
 
-//@ needs-profiler-support
+//@ needs-profiler-runtime
 //@ ignore-cross-compile
 
 use run_make_support::{
diff --git a/tests/run-make/profile/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/profile/rmake.rs
index 4287ab0a931..58a1b53c040 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/profile/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/profile/rmake.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/42433
 
 //@ ignore-cross-compile
-//@ needs-profiler-support
+//@ needs-profiler-runtime
 
 use run_make_support::{path, run, rustc};
 
diff --git a/tests/run-make/track-pgo-dep-info/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/track-pgo-dep-info/rmake.rs
index 84f4e0bd383..5869dbf9c24 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/track-pgo-dep-info/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/track-pgo-dep-info/rmake.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 //@ ignore-cross-compile
 // Reason: the binary is executed
-//@ needs-profiler-support
+//@ needs-profiler-runtime
 
 use run_make_support::{llvm_profdata, rfs, run, rustc};
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/coverage-attr/bad-attr-ice.rs b/tests/ui/coverage-attr/bad-attr-ice.rs
index ae4d27d65eb..55c86d260d4 100644
--- a/tests/ui/coverage-attr/bad-attr-ice.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/coverage-attr/bad-attr-ice.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #![cfg_attr(feat, feature(coverage_attribute))]
 //@ revisions: feat nofeat
 //@ compile-flags: -Cinstrument-coverage
-//@ needs-profiler-support
+//@ needs-profiler-runtime
 
 // Malformed `#[coverage(..)]` attributes should not cause an ICE when built
 // with `-Cinstrument-coverage`.
diff --git a/tests/ui/issues/issue-85461.rs b/tests/ui/issues/issue-85461.rs
index 7fe7a4aa579..72538081ccb 100644
--- a/tests/ui/issues/issue-85461.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/issues/issue-85461.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //@ compile-flags: -Cinstrument-coverage -Ccodegen-units=4 --crate-type dylib -Copt-level=0
 //@ build-pass
-//@ needs-profiler-support
+//@ needs-profiler-runtime
 //@ needs-dynamic-linking
 
 // Regression test for #85461 where MSVC sometimes fails to link instrument-coverage binaries