diff --git a/src/profile.rs b/src/profile.rs
index 711b2fb..18eb608 100644
--- a/src/profile.rs
+++ b/src/profile.rs
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ pub struct Profile {
     pub prefix: PathBuf,
     pub can_be_built: bool,
     pub editable: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub is_system: bool,
     pub pull_on_build: bool,
     #[serde(default = "LighthouseDriver::default")]
     /// Only applicable for Monado
@@ -335,6 +337,7 @@ impl Default for Profile {
             uuid,
             autostart_command: None,
             skip_dependency_check: false,
+            is_system: false,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/profiles/system_monado.rs b/src/profiles/system_monado.rs
index 96da61c..035f86a 100644
--- a/src/profiles/system_monado.rs
+++ b/src/profiles/system_monado.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-
 use crate::{
-    constants::APP_NAME,
     paths::{data_monado_path, data_opencomposite_path, SYSTEM_PREFIX},
     profile::{LighthouseDriver, Profile, ProfileFeatures, XRServiceType},
 };
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 pub fn system_monado_profile() -> Profile {
     let mut environment: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
@@ -15,9 +13,10 @@ pub fn system_monado_profile() -> Profile {
     environment.insert("XRT_CURATED_GUI".into(), "1".into());
     environment.insert("U_PACING_APP_USE_MIN_FRAME_PERIOD".into(), "1".into());
     Profile {
+        is_system: true,
         prefix: SYSTEM_PREFIX.into(),
         uuid: "system-monado-default".into(),
-        name: format!("System Monado - {name} Default", name = APP_NAME),
+        name: "System Monado".into(),
         can_be_built: false,
         // does it apply to system profiles?
         xrservice_path: data_monado_path(),
diff --git a/src/profiles/system_wivrn.rs b/src/profiles/system_wivrn.rs
index 97e01ae..96ed0d8 100644
--- a/src/profiles/system_wivrn.rs
+++ b/src/profiles/system_wivrn.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-
 use crate::{
-    constants::APP_NAME,
     paths::{data_opencomposite_path, data_wivrn_path, SYSTEM_PREFIX},
     profile::{Profile, ProfileFeatures, XRServiceType},
 };
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 pub fn system_wivrn_profile() -> Profile {
     let mut environment: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
@@ -12,9 +10,10 @@ pub fn system_wivrn_profile() -> Profile {
     environment.insert("XRT_CURATED_GUI".into(), "1".into());
     environment.insert("U_PACING_APP_USE_MIN_FRAME_PERIOD".into(), "1".into());
     Profile {
+        is_system: true,
         prefix: SYSTEM_PREFIX.into(),
         uuid: "system-wivrn-default".into(),
-        name: format!("System WiVRn - {name} Default", name = APP_NAME),
+        name: "System WiVRn".into(),
         can_be_built: false,
         // does it apply to system profiles?
         xrservice_path: data_wivrn_path(),
diff --git a/src/ui/app.rs b/src/ui/app.rs
index 0643583..d44fb8e 100644
--- a/src/ui/app.rs
+++ b/src/ui/app.rs
@@ -419,33 +419,42 @@ impl AsyncComponent for App {
                 let mut missing_deps = vec![];
                 let mut jobs = VecDeque::<WorkerJob>::new();
                 // profile per se can't be built, but we still need opencomp
-                if profile.can_be_built {
-                    missing_deps.extend(match profile.xrservice_type {
-                        XRServiceType::Monado => get_missing_monado_deps(),
-                        XRServiceType::Wivrn => get_missing_wivrn_deps(),
-                    });
-                    if profile.features.libsurvive.enabled {
-                        missing_deps.extend(get_missing_libsurvive_deps());
-                        jobs.extend(get_build_libsurvive_jobs(&profile, clean_build));
-                    }
-                    if profile.features.openhmd.enabled {
-                        missing_deps.extend(get_missing_openhmd_deps());
-                        jobs.extend(get_build_openhmd_jobs(&profile, clean_build));
-                    }
-                    if profile.features.basalt.enabled {
-                        missing_deps.extend(get_missing_basalt_deps());
-                        jobs.extend(get_build_basalt_jobs(&profile, clean_build));
-                    }
-                    if profile.features.mercury_enabled {
-                        missing_deps.extend(get_missing_mercury_deps());
-                        jobs.extend(get_build_mercury_jobs(&profile));
-                    }
-                    jobs.extend(match profile.xrservice_type {
-                        XRServiceType::Monado => get_build_monado_jobs(&profile, clean_build),
-                        XRServiceType::Wivrn => get_build_wivrn_jobs(&profile, clean_build),
-                    });
-                    // no listed deps for opencomp
+                if !profile.can_be_built {
+                    alert(
+                        "This profile cannot be built",
+                        if profile.is_system {
+                            Some("This is a system profile: it assumes you have everything already installed in your system using your distro package manager or other means.")
+                        } else {
+                            None
+                        },
+                        Some(&self.app_win.clone().upcast()),
+                    );
+                    return;
                 }
+                missing_deps.extend(match profile.xrservice_type {
+                    XRServiceType::Monado => get_missing_monado_deps(),
+                    XRServiceType::Wivrn => get_missing_wivrn_deps(),
+                });
+                if profile.features.libsurvive.enabled {
+                    missing_deps.extend(get_missing_libsurvive_deps());
+                    jobs.extend(get_build_libsurvive_jobs(&profile, clean_build));
+                }
+                if profile.features.openhmd.enabled {
+                    missing_deps.extend(get_missing_openhmd_deps());
+                    jobs.extend(get_build_openhmd_jobs(&profile, clean_build));
+                }
+                if profile.features.basalt.enabled {
+                    missing_deps.extend(get_missing_basalt_deps());
+                    jobs.extend(get_build_basalt_jobs(&profile, clean_build));
+                }
+                if profile.features.mercury_enabled {
+                    missing_deps.extend(get_missing_mercury_deps());
+                    jobs.extend(get_build_mercury_jobs(&profile));
+                }
+                jobs.extend(match profile.xrservice_type {
+                    XRServiceType::Monado => get_build_monado_jobs(&profile, clean_build),
+                    XRServiceType::Wivrn => get_build_wivrn_jobs(&profile, clean_build),
+                });
                 jobs.extend(get_build_opencomposite_jobs(&profile, clean_build));
                 if !(self.skip_depcheck || profile.skip_dependency_check || missing_deps.is_empty())
                 {