diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4d332197..bb5c6a97 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stages:
   variables:
     CMAKE_DEFAULT_OPTIONS: "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DPICKY_DEVELOPER=ON"
     CMAKE_BUILD_OPTIONS: "-DWITH_BLOWFISH_CIPHER=ON -DWITH_SFTP=ON -DWITH_SERVER=ON -DWITH_ZLIB=ON -DWITH_PCAP=ON -DWITH_DEBUG_CRYPTO=ON -DWITH_DEBUG_PACKET=ON -DWITH_DEBUG_CALLTRACE=ON -DWITH_DSA=ON"
-    CMAKE_TEST_OPTIONS: "-DUNIT_TESTING=ON -DCLIENT_TESTING=ON -DSERVER_TESTING=ON"
+    CMAKE_TEST_OPTIONS: "-DUNIT_TESTING=ON -DCLIENT_TESTING=ON -DSERVER_TESTING=ON -DWITH_BENCHMARK=ON"
     CMAKE_OPTIONS: $CMAKE_DEFAULT_OPTIONS $CMAKE_BUILD_OPTIONS $CMAKE_TEST_OPTIONS
   before_script:
     - uname -a