diff --git a/benchmarks/embench/Makefile b/benchmarks/embench/Makefile
index 3dba4daaa..97c7660c5 100644
--- a/benchmarks/embench/Makefile
+++ b/benchmarks/embench/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 embench_dir = ../../addins/embench-iot
 
 all: build 
-run: size sim
+run: build size sim
 
 allClean: clean all