diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9741b7d7f..acd1567ad 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -603,10 +603,8 @@ codegen-units = 1
 
 # A release-like profile that is as small as possible.
 [profile.release-small]
-inherits = "release"
+inherits = "release-fast"
 opt-level = "z"
-panic = "abort"
-codegen-units = 1
 strip = true
 
 # A release-like profile with debug info, useful for profiling.