diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4962bd4e47e447..221dd74e9d5c38 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@ bench-idle:
 	$(NODE) benchmark/idle_clients.js &
 
 jslint:
-	$(NODE) tools/eslint/bin/eslint.js lib src test tools/doc tools/eslint-rules \
-		--rulesdir tools/eslint-rules
+	$(NODE) tools/eslint/bin/eslint.js benchmark lib src test tools/doc \
+	  tools/eslint-rules --rulesdir tools/eslint-rules
 
 CPPLINT_EXCLUDE ?=
 CPPLINT_EXCLUDE += src/node_lttng.cc
diff --git a/vcbuild.bat b/vcbuild.bat
index 7fc1f74cc6f175..8a9f1c30694601 100644
--- a/vcbuild.bat
+++ b/vcbuild.bat
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ goto jslint
 :jslint
 if not defined jslint goto exit
 echo running jslint
-%config%\node tools\eslint\bin\eslint.js lib src test tools\doc tools\eslint-rules --rulesdir tools\eslint-rules
+%config%\node tools\eslint\bin\eslint.js benchmark lib src test tools\doc tools\eslint-rules --rulesdir tools\eslint-rules
 goto exit
 
 :create-msvs-files-failed