diff --git a/pipelined/testbench/testbench.sv b/pipelined/testbench/testbench.sv
index 60413afe2..3727f692d 100644
--- a/pipelined/testbench/testbench.sv
+++ b/pipelined/testbench/testbench.sv
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ logic [3:0] dummy;
   // check results
   always @(negedge clk)
     begin    
+      if (TEST == "coremark" & dut.core.priv.priv.ecallM) begin
+        $display("Benchmark: coremark is done.");
+        $stop;
+      end
       if (DCacheFlushDone) begin
  
         #600; // give time for instructions in pipeline to finish
@@ -280,10 +284,6 @@ logic [3:0] dummy;
           else $display("FAIL: %d test programs had errors", totalerrors);
           $stop;
         end
-        if (TEST == "coremark" & dut.core.priv.priv.ecallM) begin
-          $display("Benchmark: coremark is done.");
-          $stop;
-        end
         else begin
             //pathname = tvpaths[tests[0]];
             memfilename = {pathname, tests[test], ".elf.memfile"};