diff --git a/xmrstak/cli/cli-miner.cpp b/xmrstak/cli/cli-miner.cpp
index cc4b1b3d9..30af616a0 100644
--- a/xmrstak/cli/cli-miner.cpp
+++ b/xmrstak/cli/cli-miner.cpp
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ int do_benchmark(int block_version, int wait_sec, int work_sec)
 	/* AMD and NVIDIA is currently only supporting work sizes up to 128byte
 	 */
 	printer::inst()->print_msg(L0, "Start a %d second benchmark...", work_sec);
-	xmrstak::globalStates::inst().switch_work(xmrstak::miner_work("", work, 128, 0, false, 0, 0), dat);
+	xmrstak::globalStates::inst().switch_work(xmrstak::miner_work("", work, 128, 0, false, 1, 0), dat);
 	uint64_t iStartStamp = get_timestamp_ms();
 
 	std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(work_sec));