diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 67ac11dc26..32b18bc1d3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ strip = "symbols"
 inherits = "chromeos"
 lto = true
 
+# Set codegen units to 1 to further reduce binary size.
+[profile.largecodegen]
+inherits = "lto"
+codegen-units = 1
+
 [workspace]
 # Explicitly list all crates of crosvm as workspace members since not all of them may be referenced
 # by dependencies.
diff --git a/infra/README.recipes.md b/infra/README.recipes.md
index 44a9705fdc..5eb6f76c65 100644
--- a/infra/README.recipes.md
+++ b/infra/README.recipes.md
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ This recipe requires ambient luci authentication. To test locally run:
 [DEPS](/infra/recipes/build_linux.py#11): [crosvm](#recipe_modules-crosvm), [recipe\_engine/buildbucket][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/buildbucket], [recipe\_engine/context][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/context], [recipe\_engine/json][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/json], [recipe\_engine/properties][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/properties], [recipe\_engine/raw\_io][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/raw_io], [recipe\_engine/step][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/step]
 
 
-— **def [RunSteps](/infra/recipes/build_linux.py#73)(api, properties):**
+— **def [RunSteps](/infra/recipes/build_linux.py#74)(api, properties):**
 
 — **def [collect\_binary\_sizes](/infra/recipes/build_linux.py#24)(api, properties):**
 ### *recipes* / [build\_windows](/infra/recipes/build_windows.py)
diff --git a/infra/recipes/build_linux.expected/build_x86_64.json b/infra/recipes/build_linux.expected/build_x86_64.json
index 0fefa5a32e..fd0d46c99a 100644
--- a/infra/recipes/build_linux.expected/build_x86_64.json
+++ b/infra/recipes/build_linux.expected/build_x86_64.json
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@
       "./tools/build_release",
       "--json",
       "--platform=x86_64",
-      "--strip"
+      "--profile",
+      "chromeos"
     ],
     "cwd": "[CACHE]/builder/crosvm",
     "env": {
diff --git a/infra/recipes/build_linux.py b/infra/recipes/build_linux.py
index 820fc5ebed..c255b81b57 100644
--- a/infra/recipes/build_linux.py
+++ b/infra/recipes/build_linux.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ def collect_binary_sizes(api, properties):
             "./tools/build_release",
             "--json",
             "--platform=" + str(properties.test_arch),
-            "--strip",
+            "--profile",
+            "chromeos",
         ],
         stdout=api.raw_io.output_text(name="Obtain release build output", add_output_log=True),
     )
diff --git a/tools/build_release b/tools/build_release
index 4c87745025..8b4c1d828e 100755
--- a/tools/build_release
+++ b/tools/build_release
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ def main():
         help="Output in JSON instead of human readable format.",
     )
     parser.add_argument("--strip", action="store_true", help="Strip output binaries")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--build-profile", help="Select compile profile, default to release.", default="release"
+    )
     pgo_group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
     pgo_group.add_argument(
         "--profile-generate",
@@ -167,7 +170,8 @@ def main():
 
     features = build_target.feature_flag
     cargo_args = [
-        "--release",
+        "--profile",
+        args.build_profile,
         "--features=" + features,
         f"--target={build_target}",
         "--workspace",