diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index 9f4ed58447df..717f791a175f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -71,14 +71,13 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - runner: ubuntu-24.04
             system: x86_64-linux
-            perfetto: true
           - runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm
             system: aarch64-linux
           - runner: macos-15-intel
             system: x86_64-darwin
           - runner: macos-latest
             system: aarch64-darwin
-    name: '${{ matrix.system }}: with shared libraries${{ matrix.perfetto && '' and perfetto'' || '''' }}'
+    name: '${{ matrix.system }}: with shared libraries'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7.0.1
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ jobs:
             --pure --keep TAR_DIR --keep FLAKY_TESTS \
             --keep SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED --keep SCCACHE_GHA_RW_MODE \
             --keep ACTIONS_CACHE_SERVICE_V2 --keep ACTIONS_RESULTS_URL --keep ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN \
-            --arg withPerfetto ${{ matrix.perfetto || false }} \
             --arg ccache '(import <nixpkgs> {}).sccache' \
             --run '
               make build-ci -j4 V=1 && sccache --stop-server
@@ -137,7 +135,6 @@ jobs:
           nix-shell \
             -I nixpkgs=./tools/nix/pkgs.nix \
             --pure --keep SCCACHE_LOCAL_RW_MODE \
-            --arg withPerfetto ${{ matrix.perfetto || false }} \
             --arg ccache '(import <nixpkgs> {}).sccache' \
             --run '
                 make build-ci -j4 V=1 ${{ contains(format(' {0} ', inputs.category), ' napi ') && '&& make bench-addons-build' || '' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-linux-perfetto.yml b/.github/workflows/test-linux-perfetto.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index edc7e5c3a772..000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/test-linux-perfetto.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-name: Test Linux (with Perfetto)
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  pull_request:
-    # Only targeting paths specific to the vendored version of Perfetto, `test-shared`
-    # is taking care of rest of the coverage.
-    paths:
-      - .github/workflows/test-linux-perfetto.yml
-      - common.gypi
-      - configure.py
-      - deps/perfetto/**
-      - node.gyp
-      - node.gypi
-      - tools/v8_gypfiles/v8.gyp
-    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-env:
-  PYTHON_VERSION: '3.15'
-  FLAKY_TESTS: keep_retrying
-  CLANG_VERSION: '19'
-  CC: ${{ (github.base_ref == 'main' || github.ref_name == 'main') && 'sccache' || '' }} clang-19
-  CXX: ${{ (github.base_ref == 'main' || github.ref_name == 'main') && 'sccache' || '' }} clang++-19
-  SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: ${{ github.base_ref == 'main' || github.ref_name == 'main' }}
-  SCCACHE_IDLE_TIMEOUT: '0'
-  RUSTC_VERSION: '1.88'
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  test-perfetto:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7.0.1
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-          path: node
-      - name: Install Clang ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
-        uses: $/.github/actions/install-clang
-        with:
-          clang-version: ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
-      - name: Install Rust ${{ env.RUSTC_VERSION }}
-        run: |
-          rustup override set "$RUSTC_VERSION"
-          rustup --version
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97  # v7.0.0
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-          allow-prereleases: true
-      - name: Set up sccache
-        if: github.base_ref == 'main' || github.ref_name == 'main'
-        uses: Mozilla-Actions/sccache-action@fc920bf0ec8de6ee65d409111f7ec508035751ba  # v0.0.11
-        with:
-          version: v0.17.0
-      - name: Build
-        working-directory: node
-        run: make build-ci -j4 V=1 CONFIG_FLAGS="--error-on-warn --v8-enable-temporal-support --with-perfetto"
-      - name: Get trace_processor
-        working-directory: node
-        run: make tools/perfetto/trace_processor_shell
-      - name: Test
-        working-directory: node
-        run: make test-ci -j1 V=1 TEST_CI_ARGS="-p actions --measure-flakiness 9"
-      - name: Ensure running tests did not cause any change in the tree
-        working-directory: node
-        run: git add -A && git diff --name-only --exit-code --staged
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-shared.yml b/.github/workflows/test-shared.yml
index bcf70cd6a92a..0a5b6d7ccb2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-shared.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-shared.yml
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - runner: ubuntu-24.04
             system: x86_64-linux
-            # Exercise the trace-event code against a perfetto-enabled V8.
-            perfetto: true
           # built separately in build-aarch64-linux-v8
           # - runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm
           #   system: aarch64-linux
@@ -162,12 +160,11 @@ jobs:
             system: x86_64-darwin
           - runner: macos-latest
             system: aarch64-darwin
-    name: '${{ matrix.system }}: with shared libraries${{ matrix.perfetto && '' and perfetto'' || '''' }}'
+    name: '${{ matrix.system }}: with shared libraries'
     uses: $/.github/workflows/build-shared.yml
     with:
       runner: ${{ matrix.runner }}
       with-sccache: ${{ github.base_ref == 'main' || github.ref_name == 'main' }}
-      extra-nix-flags: ${{ matrix.perfetto && '--arg withPerfetto true' || '' }}
     secrets:
       CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 361fed3df4c6..346c845e2990 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -320,8 +320,23 @@ v8: ## Build deps/v8.
 	export PATH="$(NO_BIN_OVERRIDE_PATH)" && \
 		tools/make-v8.sh $(V8_ARCH).$(BUILDTYPE_LOWER) $(V8_BUILD_OPTIONS)
 
+ifneq ($(V8_USE_PERFETTO),0)
+TRACE_PROCESSOR_SHELL_PATH ?= tools/perfetto/trace_processor_shell
+
+# The downloaded copy has to match the vendored perfetto, so a version bump
+# re-downloads it. An overridden path is a build we do not manage and may not
+# be writable, so it gets no prerequisite and is left alone once it exists.
+ifeq ($(TRACE_PROCESSOR_SHELL_PATH),tools/perfetto/trace_processor_shell)
+TRACE_PROCESSOR_SHELL_DEPS = deps/perfetto/VERSION
+endif
+
+$(TRACE_PROCESSOR_SHELL_PATH): $(TRACE_PROCESSOR_SHELL_DEPS)
+	@$(PYTHON) tools/perfetto/get_trace_processor.py $@
+
+endif # </V8_USE_PERFETTO != 0>
+
 .PHONY: jstest
-jstest: build-addons build-js-native-api-tests build-node-api-tests build-sqlite-tests build-ffi-tests ## Run addon tests and JS tests.
+jstest: build-addons build-js-native-api-tests build-node-api-tests build-sqlite-tests build-ffi-tests $(TRACE_PROCESSOR_SHELL_PATH) ## Run addon tests and JS tests.
 	$(PYTHON) tools/test.py $(PARALLEL_ARGS) --mode=$(BUILDTYPE_LOWER) \
 		$(TEST_CI_ARGS) \
 		--skip-tests=$(CI_SKIP_TESTS) \
@@ -339,18 +354,6 @@ coverage-run-js: ## Run JavaScript tests with coverage.
 					TEST_CI_ARGS="$(TEST_CI_ARGS) --type=coverage" $(MAKE) jstest
 	$(MAKE) coverage-report-js
 
-TRACE_PROCESSOR_SHELL_PATH ?= tools/perfetto/trace_processor_shell
-
-# The downloaded copy has to match the vendored perfetto, so a version bump
-# re-downloads it. An overridden path is a build we do not manage and may not
-# be writable, so it gets no prerequisite and is left alone once it exists.
-ifeq ($(TRACE_PROCESSOR_SHELL_PATH),tools/perfetto/trace_processor_shell)
-TRACE_PROCESSOR_SHELL_DEPS = deps/perfetto/VERSION
-endif
-
-$(TRACE_PROCESSOR_SHELL_PATH): $(TRACE_PROCESSOR_SHELL_DEPS)
-	@$(PYTHON) tools/perfetto/get_trace_processor.py $@
-
 .PHONY: test
 # This does not run tests of third-party libraries inside deps.
 test: all ## Run default tests and build docs.
@@ -660,7 +663,7 @@ test-ci-js: | clear-stalled ## Build and test JavaScript with building anything
 .PHONY: test-ci
 # Related CI jobs: most CI tests, excluding node-test-commit-arm-fanned
 test-ci: LOGLEVEL := info ## Build and test everything (CI).
-test-ci: | clear-stalled bench-addons-build build-addons build-js-native-api-tests build-node-api-tests build-sqlite-tests build-ffi-tests doc-only
+test-ci: | clear-stalled bench-addons-build build-addons build-js-native-api-tests build-node-api-tests build-sqlite-tests build-ffi-tests doc-only $(TRACE_PROCESSOR_SHELL_PATH)
 	out/Release/cctest --gtest_output=xml:out/junit/cctest.xml
 	$(PYTHON) tools/test.py $(PARALLEL_ARGS) -p tap --logfile test.tap \
 		--mode=$(BUILDTYPE_LOWER) --flaky-tests=$(FLAKY_TESTS) \
diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 42a1e33e9dfa..6a7fe62dff0c 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -539,8 +539,7 @@
     action='store_true',
     dest='shared_perfetto',
     default=None,
-    help='link to a shared perfetto SDK instead of the one in deps/perfetto '
-         '(requires --with-perfetto)')
+    help='link to a shared perfetto SDK instead of the one in deps/perfetto')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-perfetto-includes',
     action='store',
@@ -1146,11 +1145,11 @@
     default=None,
     help='disable the V8 inspector protocol')
 
-parser.add_argument('--with-perfetto',
+parser.add_argument('--without-perfetto',
     action='store_true',
-    dest='with_perfetto',
+    dest='without_perfetto',
     default=None,
-    help='enable perfetto support')
+    help='disable perfetto support')
 
 parser.add_argument('--shared',
     action='store_true',
@@ -2251,7 +2250,7 @@ def configure_v8(o, configs):
   o['variables']['v8_enable_extensible_ro_snapshot'] = 0
   o['variables']['v8_enable_temporal_support'] = 0 if options.v8_disable_temporal_support else 1
   o['variables']['v8_trace_maps'] = 1 if options.trace_maps else 0
-  o['variables']['v8_use_perfetto'] = 1 if options.with_perfetto else 0
+  o['variables']['v8_use_perfetto'] = 0 if options.without_perfetto or not perfetto_supported() else 1
   o['variables']['node_use_v8_platform'] = b(not options.without_v8_platform)
   o['variables']['node_use_bundled_v8'] = b(not options.without_bundled_v8)
   o['variables']['force_dynamic_crt'] = 1 if options.shared else 0
@@ -2374,12 +2373,20 @@ def configure_lief(o):
 
   configure_library('lief', o, pkgname='LIEF')
 
+def perfetto_supported():
+  return flavor not in ('aix', 'cloudabi', 'openbsd', 'os400', 'solaris')
+
 def configure_perfetto(o):
-  if not options.with_perfetto:
+  if options.without_perfetto:
     if options.shared_perfetto:
-      error('--shared-perfetto requires --with-perfetto')
+      error('--without-perfetto is incompatible with --shared-perfetto')
     o['variables']['node_shared_perfetto'] = b(False)
     return
+  if options.without_perfetto is None and not perfetto_supported():
+    warn(f'Perfetto is disabled for {flavor}: the bundled perfetto integration '
+           'is not available on this platform. Pass --without-perfetto to '
+           'silence this warning.')
+    return
 
   configure_library('perfetto', o)
 
@@ -3052,6 +3059,7 @@ def make_bin_override():
 config = {
   'BUILDTYPE': 'Debug' if options.debug else 'Release',
   'NODE_TARGET_TYPE': variables['node_target_type'],
+  'V8_USE_PERFETTO': str(variables['v8_use_perfetto']),
 }
 
 # Not needed for trivial case. Useless when it's a win32 path.
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index cb5f0a8f102b..089aaf6a0a81 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
   # Build options
   icu ? pkgs.icu,
   withAmaro ? true,
+  withFFI ? true,
   withLief ? true,
+  withPerfetto ? true,
   withQuic ? false,
   withSQLite ? true,
-  withFFI ? true,
   withSSL ? true,
   withTemporal ? true,
-  withPerfetto ? false,
   sharedLibDeps ? (
     import ./tools/nix/sharedLibDeps.nix {
       inherit
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ let
     "--v8-${if withTemporal then "enable" else "disable"}-temporal-support"
   ]
   ++ builtins.map (depName: "--shared-${depName}") sharedV8Deps
-  ++ pkgs.lib.optional withPerfetto "--with-perfetto";
+  ++ pkgs.lib.optional (!withPerfetto) "--without-perfetto";
 
   v8Derivation =
     if useSeparateDerivationForV8 == true then
diff --git a/test/trace_events/README.md b/test/trace_events/README.md
index 6b78efd220b8..06b3ccb93aa0 100644
--- a/test/trace_events/README.md
+++ b/test/trace_events/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # `trace_events` Tests
 
-When the `node` binary is built with configure flag `--with-perfetto`,
+When the `node` binary is not built with configure flag `--without-perfetto`,
 the tests in this folder depends on `tools/perfetto/trace_processor_shell`,
 which is downloaded with `tools/perfetto/get_trace_processor.py` via
 `make tools/perfetto/trace_processor_shell`, to convert Perfetto binary trace
diff --git a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-all.js b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-all.js
index fe422d03a77a..18979f0636d7 100644
--- a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-all.js
+++ b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-all.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+
+if (common.isInsideDirWithUnusualChars) {
+  common.skip('Test is broken in directories with unusual characters');
+}
+
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
diff --git a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-api.js b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-api.js
index 6d50213d7750..55d0766c4f4e 100644
--- a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-api.js
+++ b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-api.js
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
+
+if (common.isInsideDirWithUnusualChars) {
+  common.skip('Test is broken in directories with unusual characters');
+}
+
 const { isMainThread } = require('worker_threads');
 
 if (!isMainThread) {
diff --git a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-async-hooks-worker.js b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-async-hooks-worker.js
index 4fdeb2138ebe..0539756dcf49 100644
--- a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-async-hooks-worker.js
+++ b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-async-hooks-worker.js
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 // affects the workers.
 
 const common = require('../common');
+
+if (common.isInsideDirWithUnusualChars) {
+  common.skip('Test is broken in directories with unusual characters');
+}
+
 try {
   require('trace_events');
 } catch {
diff --git a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-async-hooks.js b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-async-hooks.js
index c404402594a1..b0b1db50339f 100644
--- a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-async-hooks.js
+++ b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-async-hooks.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+
+if (common.isInsideDirWithUnusualChars) {
+  common.skip('Test is broken in directories with unusual characters');
+}
+
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
diff --git a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-bootstrap.js b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-bootstrap.js
index dfead479bb7c..6a4589e8d0cd 100644
--- a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-bootstrap.js
+++ b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-bootstrap.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+
+if (common.isInsideDirWithUnusualChars) {
+  common.skip('Test is broken in directories with unusual characters');
+}
+
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
diff --git a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-environment.js b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-environment.js
index 07561e58a948..43bb86b4fa0a 100644
--- a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-environment.js
+++ b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-environment.js
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+
+if (common.isInsideDirWithUnusualChars) {
+  common.skip('Test is broken in directories with unusual characters');
+}
+
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
diff --git a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-file-pattern.js b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-file-pattern.js
index 4b053aeb60cb..8d1cf1942b0d 100644
--- a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-file-pattern.js
+++ b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-file-pattern.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+
+if (common.isInsideDirWithUnusualChars) {
+  common.skip('Test is broken in directories with unusual characters');
+}
+
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
diff --git a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-fs-sync.js b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-fs-sync.js
index 0fddb93dfda7..394494347f4d 100644
--- a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-fs-sync.js
+++ b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-fs-sync.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+
+if (common.isInsideDirWithUnusualChars) {
+  common.skip('Test is broken in directories with unusual characters');
+}
+
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
diff --git a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-http.js b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-http.js
index 32c8bc7d1674..e70d92e710a3 100644
--- a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-http.js
+++ b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-http.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+
+if (common.isInsideDirWithUnusualChars) {
+  common.skip('Test is broken in directories with unusual characters');
+}
+
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
diff --git a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-net-abstract-socket.js b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-net-abstract-socket.js
index 4f933be8dd8f..6ca2280fa8b7 100644
--- a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-net-abstract-socket.js
+++ b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-net-abstract-socket.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+
+if (common.isInsideDirWithUnusualChars) {
+  common.skip('Test is broken in directories with unusual characters');
+}
+
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
diff --git a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-net.js b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-net.js
index 90d501984aa7..b31b189caa93 100644
--- a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-net.js
+++ b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-net.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+
+if (common.isInsideDirWithUnusualChars) {
+  common.skip('Test is broken in directories with unusual characters');
+}
+
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
diff --git a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-process-exit.js b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-process-exit.js
index cb09c1e3cdcc..6e2db0fbe491 100644
--- a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-process-exit.js
+++ b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-process-exit.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+
+if (common.isInsideDirWithUnusualChars) {
+  common.skip('Test is broken in directories with unusual characters');
+}
+
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
diff --git a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-promises.js b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-promises.js
index d633d55cab3d..5650c6133f37 100644
--- a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-promises.js
+++ b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-promises.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+
+if (common.isInsideDirWithUnusualChars) {
+  common.skip('Test is broken in directories with unusual characters');
+}
+
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
diff --git a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-threadpool.js b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-threadpool.js
index d0cfeff7a868..8f6012e430e1 100644
--- a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-threadpool.js
+++ b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-threadpool.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+
+if (common.isInsideDirWithUnusualChars) {
+  common.skip('Test is broken in directories with unusual characters');
+}
+
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
diff --git a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-v8.js b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-v8.js
index d6c3821407e2..031c25106a53 100644
--- a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-v8.js
+++ b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-v8.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+
+if (common.isInsideDirWithUnusualChars) {
+  common.skip('Test is broken in directories with unusual characters');
+}
+
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
diff --git a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-vm.js b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-vm.js
index c2b9d95e0f04..00ef5d3928c8 100644
--- a/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-vm.js
+++ b/test/trace_events/test-trace-events-vm.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
+
+if (common.isInsideDirWithUnusualChars) {
+  common.skip('Test is broken in directories with unusual characters');
+}
+
 const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
diff --git a/tools/nix/sharedLibDeps.nix b/tools/nix/sharedLibDeps.nix
index 6a104497314e..97b7fb41bd29 100644
--- a/tools/nix/sharedLibDeps.nix
+++ b/tools/nix/sharedLibDeps.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   pkgs ? import ./pkgs.nix { },
+  withFFI ? true,
   withLief ? true,
+  withPerfetto ? true,
   withQuic ? false,
   withSQLite ? true,
   withSSL ? true,
-  withFFI ? true,
-  withPerfetto ? false,
   withTemporal ? true,
 }:
 {
diff --git a/tools/nix/v8.nix b/tools/nix/v8.nix
index 8b9f1796e068..e757ebc69c04 100644
--- a/tools/nix/v8.nix
+++ b/tools/nix/v8.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ let
           !(builtins.elem "--v8-disable-temporal-support" configureFlags)
       ) ../../deps/crates
       ++ lib.optional (
-        builtins.elem "--with-perfetto" configureFlags && !useSharedPerfetto
+        !(builtins.elem "--without-perfetto" configureFlags) && !useSharedPerfetto
       ) ../../deps/perfetto
       ++ lib.optionals (icu != null) [
         ../../tools/icu/icu_versions.json