diff --git a/hadrian/doc/flavours.md b/hadrian/doc/flavours.md
index c7f02ca4a5f6643a5416dcf9c8ea0e6c30c4792b..72095944ef62d37755a45726e36aaa57f5a56975 100644
--- a/hadrian/doc/flavours.md
+++ b/hadrian/doc/flavours.md
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ when compiling the `compiler` library, and `hsGhc` when compiling/linking the GH
     <td>-O2</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
-    <th>release (same as perf with -haddock and +late-ccs)</td>
+    <th>release (same as perf with -haddock)</td>
     <td></td>
     <td>-O<br>-H64m</td>
     <td>-O<br>-H64m</td>
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ The supported transformers are listed below:
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td><code>late_ccs</code></td>
-        <td>Enable <code>-fprof-late</code> in profiled libraries.</td>
+        <td>Enable <code>-fprof-late</code> in profiled libraries. Enabled in <code>perf</code> and <code>release</code> flavours.</td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td><code>dump_stg</code></td>
diff --git a/hadrian/src/Settings/Flavours/Performance.hs b/hadrian/src/Settings/Flavours/Performance.hs
index b6af25711b4ddca4b066cc03193fa2fcb5b3878a..e1ac4bf72f193a3e8cfb385125481aea12ac293a 100644
--- a/hadrian/src/Settings/Flavours/Performance.hs
+++ b/hadrian/src/Settings/Flavours/Performance.hs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {-# SOURCE #-} Settings.Default
 
 -- Please update doc/flavours.md when changing this file.
 performanceFlavour :: Flavour
-performanceFlavour = splitSections $ defaultFlavour
+performanceFlavour = splitSections $ enableLateCCS $ defaultFlavour
     { name = "perf"
     , extraArgs = performanceArgs <> defaultHaddockExtraArgs }
 
diff --git a/hadrian/src/Settings/Flavours/Release.hs b/hadrian/src/Settings/Flavours/Release.hs
index f7165a4274e84feb20dfeb5586ad7768727f9110..2f3daadae101dc4439f4613868327b48c547f764 100644
--- a/hadrian/src/Settings/Flavours/Release.hs
+++ b/hadrian/src/Settings/Flavours/Release.hs
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ import Settings.Flavours.Performance
 import Flavour
 
 releaseFlavour :: Flavour
-releaseFlavour = enableLateCCS $ enableHaddock performanceFlavour { name = "release" }
+releaseFlavour = enableHaddock performanceFlavour { name = "release" }