diff --git a/spec/datadog/core/diagnostics/environment_logger_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/core/diagnostics/environment_logger_spec.rb
index ef10c4d2e54..60d3c1996ad 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/core/diagnostics/environment_logger_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/core/diagnostics/environment_logger_spec.rb
@@ -298,25 +298,28 @@
       end
 
       context 'with MRI' do
-        before { skip unless PlatformHelpers.mri? }
+        before { skip('Spec only runs on MRI') unless PlatformHelpers.mri? }
 
         it { is_expected.to include vm: start_with('ruby') }
       end
 
       context 'with JRuby' do
-        before { skip unless PlatformHelpers.jruby? }
+        before { skip('Spec only runs on JRuby') unless PlatformHelpers.jruby? }
 
         it { is_expected.to include vm: start_with('jruby') }
       end
 
       context 'with TruffleRuby' do
-        before { skip unless PlatformHelpers.truffleruby? }
+        before { skip('Spec only runs on TruffleRuby') unless PlatformHelpers.truffleruby? }
 
         it { is_expected.to include vm: start_with('truffleruby') }
       end
 
       context 'with profiling enabled' do
-        before { Datadog.configure { |c| c.profiling.enabled = true } }
+        before do
+          allow_any_instance_of(Datadog::Profiling::Profiler).to receive(:start) if PlatformHelpers.mri?
+          Datadog.configure { |c| c.profiling.enabled = true }
+        end
 
         it { is_expected.to include profiling_enabled: true }
       end
diff --git a/spec/datadog/core/telemetry/collector_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/core/telemetry/collector_spec.rb
index e573a973018..dc5c75c600f 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/core/telemetry/collector_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/core/telemetry/collector_spec.rb
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
           Datadog.configuration.appsec.enabled = false
           stub_const('Datadog::Core::Environment::Ext::TRACER_VERSION', '4.2')
         end
+
         after do
           Datadog.configuration.profiling.send(:reset!)
           Datadog.configuration.appsec.send(:reset!)
@@ -99,11 +100,13 @@
         require 'datadog/appsec'
 
         before do
+          allow_any_instance_of(Datadog::Profiling::Profiler).to receive(:start) if PlatformHelpers.mri?
           Datadog.configure do |c|
             c.profiling.enabled = true
             c.appsec.enabled = true
           end
         end
+
         after do
           Datadog.configuration.profiling.send(:reset!)
           Datadog.configuration.appsec.send(:reset!)
@@ -223,6 +226,7 @@
     context 'when profiling is enabled' do
       before do
         stub_const('Datadog::Core::Environment::Ext::TRACER_VERSION', '4.2')
+        allow_any_instance_of(Datadog::Profiling::Profiler).to receive(:start)
         Datadog.configure do |c|
           c.profiling.enabled = true
         end
diff --git a/spec/datadog/profiling/profiler_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/profiling/profiler_spec.rb
index ad00de32242..c511df62032 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/profiling/profiler_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/profiling/profiler_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # typed: false
 
 require 'spec_helper'
+require 'datadog/profiling/spec_helper'
 
 require 'datadog/profiling'
 require 'datadog/profiling/profiler'
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@
 require 'datadog/profiling/scheduler'
 
 RSpec.describe Datadog::Profiling::Profiler do
+  before { skip_if_profiling_not_supported(self) }
+
   subject(:profiler) { described_class.new(collectors, scheduler) }
 
   let(:collectors) { Array.new(2) { instance_double(Datadog::Profiling::Collectors::OldStack) } }