diff --git a/gnu/packages/benchmark.scm b/gnu/packages/benchmark.scm
index 735ba60b242..5e55f0a59ba 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/benchmark.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/benchmark.scm
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2022 Tomasz Jeneralczyk <tj@schwi.pl>
 ;;; Copyright © 2024 Nicolas Graves <ngraves@ngraves.fr>
+;;; Copyright © 2025 Artyom V. Poptsov <poptsov.artyom@gmail.com>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages base)
   #:use-module (gnu packages bash)
   #:use-module (gnu packages c)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages gcc)
   #:use-module (gnu packages nss)
   #:use-module (gnu packages check)
   #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
@@ -274,7 +276,7 @@ tests.")
                 "010bmlmi0nrlp3aq7p624sfaj5a65lswnyyxk3cnz1bqig0cn2vf"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (native-inputs
-     (list perl))
+     (list gcc-10 perl))
     (arguments '(#:tests? #f)) ; there are no tests
     (home-page "https://doc.coker.com.au/projects/bonnie/")
     (synopsis "Hard drive and file system benchmark suite")