diff --git a/src/target/cortex_m.c b/src/target/cortex_m.c
index 988323b04..24063a7e6 100644
--- a/src/target/cortex_m.c
+++ b/src/target/cortex_m.c
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ void cortex_m_deinit_target(struct target *target)
 	free(cortex_m);
 }
 
-static int cortex_m_profiling(struct target *target, uint32_t *samples,
+int cortex_m_profiling(struct target *target, uint32_t *samples,
 			      uint32_t max_num_samples, uint32_t *num_samples, uint32_t seconds)
 {
 	struct timeval timeout, now;
@@ -1749,13 +1749,18 @@ static int cortex_m_profiling(struct target *target, uint32_t *samples,
 
 	for (;;) {
 		if (use_pcsr) {
-			uint32_t read_count = max_num_samples - sample_count;
-			if (read_count > 1024)
-				read_count = 1024;
-			retval = mem_ap_read_buf_noincr(armv7m->debug_ap,
+			if (armv7m && armv7m->debug_ap) {
+				uint32_t read_count = max_num_samples - sample_count;
+				if (read_count > 1024)
+					read_count = 1024;
+
+				retval = mem_ap_read_buf_noincr(armv7m->debug_ap,
 							(void *)&samples[sample_count],
 							4, read_count, DWT_PCSR);
-			sample_count += read_count;
+				sample_count += read_count;
+			} else {
+				target_read_u32(target, DWT_PCSR, &samples[sample_count++]);
+			}
 		} else {
 			target_poll(target);
 			if (target->state == TARGET_HALTED) {
diff --git a/src/target/cortex_m.h b/src/target/cortex_m.h
index dbf9ac8a7..9500acc1d 100644
--- a/src/target/cortex_m.h
+++ b/src/target/cortex_m.h
@@ -213,5 +213,7 @@ void cortex_m_enable_breakpoints(struct target *target);
 void cortex_m_enable_watchpoints(struct target *target);
 void cortex_m_dwt_setup(struct cortex_m_common *cm, struct target *target);
 void cortex_m_deinit_target(struct target *target);
+int cortex_m_profiling(struct target *target, uint32_t *samples,
+	uint32_t max_num_samples, uint32_t *num_samples, uint32_t seconds);
 
 #endif /* OPENOCD_TARGET_CORTEX_M_H */
diff --git a/src/target/hla_target.c b/src/target/hla_target.c
index 78dc8c512..a3e683597 100644
--- a/src/target/hla_target.c
+++ b/src/target/hla_target.c
@@ -814,4 +814,5 @@ struct target_type hla_target = {
 	.remove_breakpoint = cortex_m_remove_breakpoint,
 	.add_watchpoint = cortex_m_add_watchpoint,
 	.remove_watchpoint = cortex_m_remove_watchpoint,
+	.profiling = cortex_m_profiling,
 };