diff --git a/tools/profiles/debug.json b/tools/profiles/debug.json
index ad4fab345a..ff8d9ed056 100644
--- a/tools/profiles/debug.json
+++ b/tools/profiles/debug.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         "common": [
             "--no_wrap_diagnostics",  "-e",
             "--diag_suppress=Pa050,Pa084,Pa093,Pa082", "-On", "-r", "-DMBED_DEBUG",
-            "-DMBED_TRAP_ERRORS_ENABLED=1"],
+            "-DMBED_TRAP_ERRORS_ENABLED=1", "--enable_restrict"],
         "asm": [],
         "c": ["--vla"],
         "cxx": ["--guard_calls", "--no_static_destruction"],
diff --git a/tools/profiles/develop.json b/tools/profiles/develop.json
index 6142485a5f..465a1853f8 100644
--- a/tools/profiles/develop.json
+++ b/tools/profiles/develop.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "IAR": {
         "common": [
             "--no_wrap_diagnostics", "-e",
-            "--diag_suppress=Pa050,Pa084,Pa093,Pa082", "-Oh"],
+            "--diag_suppress=Pa050,Pa084,Pa093,Pa082", "-Oh", "--enable_restrict"],
         "asm": [],
         "c": ["--vla"],
         "cxx": ["--guard_calls", "--no_static_destruction"],
diff --git a/tools/profiles/release.json b/tools/profiles/release.json
index eedbce067f..11207322d6 100644
--- a/tools/profiles/release.json
+++ b/tools/profiles/release.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "IAR": {
         "common": [
             "--no_wrap_diagnostics", "-e",
-            "--diag_suppress=Pa050,Pa084,Pa093,Pa082", "-Ohz", "-DNDEBUG"],
+            "--diag_suppress=Pa050,Pa084,Pa093,Pa082", "-Ohz", "-DNDEBUG", "--enable_restrict"],
         "asm": [],
         "c": ["--vla"],
         "cxx": ["--guard_calls", "--no_static_destruction"],