diff --git a/extra/benchmark/simd-1/simd-1.factor b/extra/benchmark/simd-1/simd-1.factor
index d5576b8cf5..4f57cca0bb 100644
--- a/extra/benchmark/simd-1/simd-1.factor
+++ b/extra/benchmark/simd-1/simd-1.factor
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ IN: benchmark.simd-1
     >fixnum make-points [ normalize-points ] [ max-points ] bi print-point ;
 
 : main ( -- )
-    5000000 simd-benchmark ;
+    10 [ 500000 simd-benchmark ] times ;
 
 MAIN: main
diff --git a/extra/benchmark/struct-arrays/struct-arrays.factor b/extra/benchmark/struct-arrays/struct-arrays.factor
index 799ef2d467..24c3ec965d 100644
--- a/extra/benchmark/struct-arrays/struct-arrays.factor
+++ b/extra/benchmark/struct-arrays/struct-arrays.factor
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ SPECIALIZED-ARRAY: point
 : struct-array-benchmark ( len -- )
     make-points [ normalize-points ] [ max-points ] bi print-point ;
 
-: main ( -- ) 5000000 struct-array-benchmark ;
+: main ( -- ) 10 [ 500000 struct-array-benchmark ] times ;
 
 MAIN: main