diff --git a/benches/bench.env b/benches/bench.env
index b59c73e77a..ff1d8c85e2 100644
--- a/benches/bench.env
+++ b/benches/bench.env
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# cargo config
+PATH="${CARGO_HOME:-$HOME/.cargo}/bin:$PATH"
+
 # Lurk config
 LURK_PERF=max-parallel-simple
 LURK_RC=100,600