diff --git a/src/video_compress/gpujpeg.cpp b/src/video_compress/gpujpeg.cpp
index 70d4f92f4..486dfc524 100644
--- a/src/video_compress/gpujpeg.cpp
+++ b/src/video_compress/gpujpeg.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ bool encoder_state::configure_with(struct video_desc desc)
         }
 
 	m_encoder_param.verbose = max<int>(0, log_level - LOG_LEVEL_INFO);
+	m_encoder_param.perf_stats = log_level >= LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG ? 1 : 0;
 	m_encoder_param.segment_info = 1;
         gpujpeg_sampling_factor_t subsampling = m_parent_state->m_subsampling;
 #if !defined NEW_PARAM_IMG_NO_COMP_COUNT
diff --git a/src/video_decompress/gpujpeg.c b/src/video_decompress/gpujpeg.c
index 35775d583..083f112cc 100644
--- a/src/video_decompress/gpujpeg.c
+++ b/src/video_decompress/gpujpeg.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ static int configure_with(struct state_decompress_gpujpeg *s, struct video_desc
         gpujpeg_set_default_parameters(&param);
         param.color_space_internal = GPUJPEG_YCBCR_BT709; // see comment bellow
         param.verbose = MAX(0, log_level - LOG_LEVEL_INFO);
+        param.perf_stats = log_level >= LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG ? 1 : 0;
         struct gpujpeg_image_parameters param_image;
         gpujpeg_image_set_default_parameters(&param_image);
         param_image.width = desc.width; // size must be non-zero in order the init to succeed