diff --git a/environments/key4hep-nightly-macos/packages.yaml b/environments/key4hep-nightly-macos/packages.yaml
index 958e5c43..039eeb31 100644
--- a/environments/key4hep-nightly-macos/packages.yaml
+++ b/environments/key4hep-nightly-macos/packages.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ packages:
     variants: build_type=RelWithDebInfo
   aidatt:
     variants: build_type=RelWithDebInfo cxxstd=20
+  benchmark:
+    require: ~performance_counters
   ced:
     variants: build_type=RelWithDebInfo cxxstd=20
   cedviewer: