diff --git a/scripts/run_benchmarks.sh b/scripts/run_benchmarks.sh
index 41f1d08..30c3932 100755
--- a/scripts/run_benchmarks.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_benchmarks.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-cmake -S . -B build-bench -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+cmake -S . -B build-bench -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DHMACCPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON
 cmake --build build-bench --config Release
 hyperfine "./build-bench/example"