diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/proc_table_gles.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/proc_table_gles.cc
index a87b9df01efab..e7cf345f75e1e 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/proc_table_gles.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/proc_table_gles.cc
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ ProcTableGLES::ProcTableGLES(  // NOLINT(google-readability-function-size)
 
 #undef IMPELLER_PROC
 
-  if (!description_->HasDebugExtension()) {
+  if (!IP_ENABLE_GLES_LABELING || !description_->HasDebugExtension()) {
     PushDebugGroupKHR.Reset();
     PopDebugGroupKHR.Reset();
     ObjectLabelKHR.Reset();
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/proc_table_gles.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/proc_table_gles.h
index 95cac1867330f..87308fb4d327f 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/proc_table_gles.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/proc_table_gles.h
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 #include "impeller/renderer/backend/gles/description_gles.h"
 #include "impeller/renderer/backend/gles/gles.h"
 
+/// Enable to allow GLES to push/pop labels for usage in GPU traces
+#define IP_ENABLE_GLES_LABELING false
+
 namespace impeller {
 
 const char* GLErrorToString(GLenum value);
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/test/reactor_unittests.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/test/reactor_unittests.cc
index 86323b268fba0..3010e4c4806de 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/test/reactor_unittests.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/test/reactor_unittests.cc
@@ -98,13 +98,7 @@ TEST(ReactorGLES, UntrackedHandle) {
 
 TEST(ReactorGLES, NameUntrackedHandle) {
   auto mock_gles_impl = std::make_unique<NiceMock<MockGLESImpl>>();
-
-  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_gles_impl, GenTextures(1, _))
-      .WillOnce([](GLsizei size, GLuint* queries) { queries[0] = 1234; });
-  EXPECT_CALL(*mock_gles_impl,
-              ObjectLabelKHR(_, 1234, _, ::testing::StrEq("hello, joe!")))
-      .Times(1);
-  ON_CALL(*mock_gles_impl, IsTexture).WillByDefault(::testing::Return(GL_TRUE));
+  NiceMock<MockGLESImpl>* raw_mock_gles = mock_gles_impl.get();
 
   std::shared_ptr<MockGLES> mock_gles =
       MockGLES::Init(std::move(mock_gles_impl));
@@ -115,6 +109,13 @@ TEST(ReactorGLES, NameUntrackedHandle) {
     GTEST_SKIP() << "This device doesn't support labelling.";
   }
 
+  EXPECT_CALL(*raw_mock_gles, GenTextures(1, _))
+      .WillOnce([](GLsizei size, GLuint* queries) { queries[0] = 1234; });
+  EXPECT_CALL(*raw_mock_gles,
+              ObjectLabelKHR(_, 1234, _, ::testing::StrEq("hello, joe!")))
+      .Times(1);
+  ON_CALL(*raw_mock_gles, IsTexture).WillByDefault(::testing::Return(GL_TRUE));
+
   auto worker = std::make_shared<TestWorker>();
   auto reactor = std::make_shared<ReactorGLES>(std::move(proc_table));
   reactor->AddWorker(worker);