diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d638304c7a2784..e526ad5242d519 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -513,8 +513,8 @@ 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 1a6a0e45c6f678..e955860b8a464e 100644
--- a/vcbuild.bat
+++ b/vcbuild.bat
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ 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