diff --git a/src/oclHashcat.c b/src/oclHashcat.c
index 8b639be6e..db2706933 100644
--- a/src/oclHashcat.c
+++ b/src/oclHashcat.c
@@ -12451,6 +12451,13 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
      * devices mask and properties
      */
 
+    uint quiet_sav = quiet;
+
+    if (benchmark)
+    {
+      quiet = 0;
+    }
+
     for (uint device_all_id = 0; device_all_id < devices_all_cnt; device_all_id++)
     {
       // skip the device, if the user did specify a list of GPUs to skip
@@ -12532,6 +12539,8 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
       devices_cnt++;
     }
 
+    quiet = quiet_sav;
+
     if (devices_cnt == 0)
     {
       log_error ("ERROR: No devices left that matches your specification.");