diff --git a/externals/microprofile/microprofile.h b/externals/microprofile/microprofile.h
index 384863ccc7..b5035443a4 100644
--- a/externals/microprofile/microprofile.h
+++ b/externals/microprofile/microprofile.h
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ typedef uint32_t ThreadIdType;
 #define MICROPROFILE_DEFINE_GPU(var, name, color) MicroProfileToken g_mp_##var = MicroProfileGetToken("GPU", name, color, MicroProfileTokenTypeGpu)
 #define MICROPROFILE_TOKEN_PASTE0(a, b) a ## b
 #define MICROPROFILE_TOKEN_PASTE(a, b)  MICROPROFILE_TOKEN_PASTE0(a,b)
+#define MICROPROFILE_TOKEN(var) g_mp_##var
 #define MICROPROFILE_SCOPE(var) MicroProfileScopeHandler MICROPROFILE_TOKEN_PASTE(foo, __LINE__)(g_mp_##var)
 #define MICROPROFILE_SCOPE_TOKEN(token) MicroProfileScopeHandler MICROPROFILE_TOKEN_PASTE(foo, __LINE__)(token)
 #define MICROPROFILE_SCOPEI(group, name, color) static MicroProfileToken MICROPROFILE_TOKEN_PASTE(g_mp,__LINE__) = MicroProfileGetToken(group, name, color, MicroProfileTokenTypeCpu); MicroProfileScopeHandler MICROPROFILE_TOKEN_PASTE(foo,__LINE__)( MICROPROFILE_TOKEN_PASTE(g_mp,__LINE__))