diff --git a/.cargo/config b/.cargo/config
index e7d1398f5..3c72bd0ea 100644
--- a/.cargo/config
+++ b/.cargo/config
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [alias]
 stacks-node = "run --package stacks-node --"
 
-[target.x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu]
-linker = "/usr/bin/clang"
-rustflags = ["-Clink-arg=-fuse-ld=lld", "-Clink-arg=-Wl,--no-rosegment"]
+# Needed by perf to generate flamegraphs.
+#[target.x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu]
+#linker = "/usr/bin/clang"
+#rustflags = ["-Clink-arg=-fuse-ld=lld", "-Clink-arg=-Wl,--no-rosegment"]