diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index daaaa1eba3396..27ae71aec6e48 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -943,14 +943,14 @@ endif
 test-go-bench: PACKAGES = $(shell grep --exclude-dir api --include "*_test.go" -lr testing.B .  | xargs dirname | xargs go list | sort -u)
 test-go-bench: BENCHMARK_SKIP_PATTERN = "^BenchmarkRoot"
 test-go-bench: | $(TEST_LOG_DIR)
-	go test -run ^$$ -bench . -skip $(BENCHMARK_SKIP_PATTERN) -count=6 $(PACKAGES) \
+	go test -run ^$$ -bench . -skip $(BENCHMARK_SKIP_PATTERN) -benchtime=6x $(PACKAGES) \
 		| tee $(TEST_LOG_DIR)/bench.txt
 
 test-go-bench-root: PACKAGES = $(shell grep --exclude-dir api --include "*_test.go" -lr BenchmarkRoot .  | xargs dirname | xargs go list | sort -u)
 test-go-bench-root: BENCHMARK_PATTERN = "^BenchmarkRoot"
 test-go-bench-root: BENCHMARK_SKIP_PATTERN = ""
 test-go-bench-root: | $(TEST_LOG_DIR)
-	go test -run ^$$ -bench $(BENCHMARK_PATTERN) -skip $(BENCHMARK_SKIP_PATTERN) -count=6 $(PACKAGES) \
+	go test -run ^$$ -bench $(BENCHMARK_PATTERN) -skip $(BENCHMARK_SKIP_PATTERN) -benchtime=6x $(PACKAGES) \
 		| tee $(TEST_LOG_DIR)/bench.txt
 
 # Make sure untagged vnetdaemon code build/tests.