diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 785d12521..3784952d7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,14 @@ compile_test_files:
 	&& pushd test/lkm_samples \
 	&& ./build.sh
 
-codestyle-check:
+bench:
+	if [ ! -d "src/cwe_checker_lib/benches/_data/" ]; then \
+		echo "Benchmark binaries not found. Please see src/cwe_checker_lib/benches/benchmarks.rs for instructions."; \
+		exit -1; \
+	fi
+	cargo bench --bench "benchmarks" -- --save-baseline __last_make_run
+
+check:
 	cargo fmt -- --check
 	cargo clippy -- -D clippy::all -D missing_docs
 	cargo clippy -p cwe_checker_lib --bench "benchmarks" -- -D clippy::all