diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 161c5ec6fe9c..21f339dc68b0 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -758,6 +758,7 @@ case "$cmd" in
     pull_submodules
     noir/bootstrap.sh build_native  # Build nargo for acir_tests
     barretenberg/bootstrap.sh ci
+    barretenberg/cpp/bootstrap.sh build_bench
     ;;
 
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