diff --git a/packages/profiling-node/src/cpu_profiler.ts b/packages/profiling-node/src/cpu_profiler.ts
index a9a6d65ce191..4d75e18ac3dc 100644
--- a/packages/profiling-node/src/cpu_profiler.ts
+++ b/packages/profiling-node/src/cpu_profiler.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ export function importCppBindingsModule(): PrivateV8CpuProfilerBindings {
     return createdRequire(`${binaryPath}.node`);
   }
 
+  if (process.versions.electron) {
+    try {
+      // @electron/rebuild generates the binary in the generic node-gyp directory
+      return createdRequire('../../build/Release/sentry_cpu_profiler.node');
+    } catch (_) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.warn(
+        "Could not find '@sentry/profiling-node' binary. You should use '@electron/rebuild' to rebuild the native module.",
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   // We need the fallthrough so that in the end, we can fallback to the dynamic require.
   // This is for cases where precompiled binaries were not provided, but may have been compiled from source.
   if (platform === 'darwin') {