diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4b93dc4c..59cfdbe44 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,5 +104,5 @@ $ rustup install nightly
 Run the benchmarks:
 
 ```bash
-$ cargo +nightly bench --features="unstable"
+$ cargo +nightly bench --features="asm,unstable"
 ```
diff --git a/src/log.rs b/src/log.rs
index 4eef78526..a45bff956 100644
--- a/src/log.rs
+++ b/src/log.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ mod bench {
     #[bench]
     fn event_bench(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
         let start_hash = Default::default();
-        let events = create_ticks(&start_hash, 100_000, 8);
+        let events = create_ticks(&start_hash, 10_000, 8);
         bencher.iter(|| {
             assert!(verify_slice(&events, &start_hash));
         });
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ mod bench {
     #[bench]
     fn event_bench_seq(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
         let start_hash = Default::default();
-        let events = create_ticks(&start_hash, 100_000, 8);
+        let events = create_ticks(&start_hash, 10_000, 8);
         bencher.iter(|| {
             assert!(verify_slice_seq(&events, &start_hash));
         });