diff --git a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/run-command.ts b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/run-command.ts
index fa6a8b911b016..c3046f6c5f5c6 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/run-command.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/tasks-runner/run-command.ts
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ function constructLifeCycles(lifeCycle: LifeCycle) {
   const lifeCycles = [] as LifeCycle[];
   lifeCycles.push(new StoreRunInformationLifeCycle());
   lifeCycles.push(lifeCycle);
-  if (process.env.NX_PERF_LOGGING) {
+  if (process.env.NX_PERF_LOGGING === 'true') {
     lifeCycles.push(new TaskTimingsLifeCycle());
   }
   if (process.env.NX_PROFILE) {
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/perf-logging.ts b/packages/nx/src/utils/perf-logging.ts
index b0f93215566a7..0393017ada204 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/utils/perf-logging.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/utils/perf-logging.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { PerformanceObserver } from 'perf_hooks';
 
-if (process.env.NX_PERF_LOGGING) {
+if (process.env.NX_PERF_LOGGING === 'true') {
   const obs = new PerformanceObserver((list) => {
     for (const entry of list.getEntries()) {
       console.log(`Time for '${entry.name}'`, entry.duration);
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utils/perf-logging.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utils/perf-logging.ts
index ce3b8cbc63781..482593b3209e8 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utils/perf-logging.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/utils/perf-logging.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { PerformanceObserver } from 'perf_hooks';
 
-if (process.env.NX_PERF_LOGGING) {
+if (process.env.NX_PERF_LOGGING === 'true') {
   const obs = new PerformanceObserver((list) => {
     const entry = list.getEntries()[0];
     console.log(`Time for '${entry.name}'`, entry.duration);