diff --git a/bolt/lib/Profile/YAMLProfileReader.cpp b/bolt/lib/Profile/YAMLProfileReader.cpp
index f0f87f9baec38..29388380ca216 100644
--- a/bolt/lib/Profile/YAMLProfileReader.cpp
+++ b/bolt/lib/Profile/YAMLProfileReader.cpp
@@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ size_t YAMLProfileReader::matchWithExactName() {
     // the profile.
     Function.setExecutionCount(BinaryFunction::COUNT_NO_PROFILE);
 
-    if (profileMatches(YamlBF, Function)) {
+    // Allow mismatching profile when stale matching is enabled.
+    if (profileMatches(YamlBF, Function) || opts::InferStaleProfile) {
       matchProfileToFunction(YamlBF, Function);
       ++MatchedWithExactName;
     }