diff --git a/extra/benchmark/gc1/gc1.factor b/extra/benchmark/gc1/gc1.factor
index 8b0a3e6a43..da3b6bab66 100644
--- a/extra/benchmark/gc1/gc1.factor
+++ b/extra/benchmark/gc1/gc1.factor
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 USING: math sequences kernel ;
 IN: benchmark.gc1
 
-: gc1 ( -- ) 6000000 [ >bignum 1 + ] map drop ;
+: gc1 ( -- ) 10 [ 600000 [ >bignum 1 + ] map drop ] times ;
 
 MAIN: gc1