diff --git a/.docker/build-linux.sh b/.docker/build-linux.sh
index 3e879c7de..60c177ef0 100755
--- a/.docker/build-linux.sh
+++ b/.docker/build-linux.sh
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ case "-$BUILD_TYPE-" in
     ;;
   *-release-*)
     CMAKE_ARGS="${CMAKE_ARGS} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
+    CMAKE_ARGS="${CMAKE_ARGS} -DWITH_BENCHMARKS=1"
     ;;
   *-reldbg-*)
     CMAKE_ARGS="${CMAKE_ARGS} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo"
@@ -157,7 +158,6 @@ if [[ "-$BUILD_TYPE-" == *-nostacktrace-* ]]; then
   CMAKE_ARGS="${CMAKE_ARGS} -DENABLE_STACKTRACE=0"
 fi
 
-CMAKE_ARGS="${CMAKE_ARGS} -DWITH_BENCHMARKS=1"
 CMAKE_ARGS="${CMAKE_ARGS} -DWITH_TESTS=1 -DWITH_LEGACY_FUSE=1"
 CMAKE_ARGS="${CMAKE_ARGS} -DDWARFS_ARTIFACTS_DIR=/artifacts"