diff --git a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/qe/SessionVariable.java b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/qe/SessionVariable.java
index 9e40aa4869c539..c0c995e4817833 100644
--- a/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/qe/SessionVariable.java
+++ b/fe/fe-core/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/qe/SessionVariable.java
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ public enum IgnoreSplitType {
             description = "Use consistent hashing to split the appearance for external scan")
     public boolean useConsistentHashForExternalScan = false;
 
-    @VarAttrDef.VarAttr(name = PROFILE_LEVEL, fuzzy = false,
+    @VarAttrDef.VarAttr(name = PROFILE_LEVEL, fuzzy = false, needForward = true,
             setter = "setProfileLevel", checker = "checkProfileLevel",
             description = "The level of query profile, "
                     + "1 means only collect Counter of MergedProfile, 2 means print detailed information,"