diff --git a/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp b/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
index 5e7d6ef..1f6f4cd 100644
--- a/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
@@ -820,8 +820,9 @@
             mOptions.add(opt);
         }
 
-        // Whether the profile should start upon app startup or be delayed by some random offset.
-        property_get("dalvik.vm.profile.start-immediately", propBuf, "0");
+        // Whether the profile should start upon app startup or be delayed by some random offset
+        // (in seconds) that is bound between 0 and a fixed value.
+        property_get("dalvik.vm.profile.start-immed", propBuf, "0");
         if (propBuf[0] == '1') {
             opt.optionString = "-Xprofile-start-immediately";
             mOptions.add(opt);