diff --git a/test/sequential/test-benchmark-buffer.js b/test/sequential/test-benchmark-buffer.js
index 73d8e0391d1cc3..99a00c2ab84b31 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-benchmark-buffer.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-benchmark-buffer.js
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ runBenchmark('buffers',
                'source=array',
                'type=',
                'withTotalLength=0'
-
-             ]);
+             ],
+             { NODEJS_BENCHMARK_ZERO_ALLOWED: 1 });