diff --git a/programs/bpf/c/src/bench_alu.c b/programs/bpf/c/src/bench_alu.c
index 1099a65f17..5d804934e1 100644
--- a/programs/bpf/c/src/bench_alu.c
+++ b/programs/bpf/c/src/bench_alu.c
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 #include <solana_sdk.h>
 
 extern bool entrypoint(const uint8_t *input) {
-  uint64_t x = *(uint64_t *)input;
+  uint64_t x = *(uint64_t *) input;
+  uint64_t *result = (uint64_t *) input + 1;
   uint64_t count = 0;
 
   for (int i = 1; i <= x; i++) {
@@ -23,5 +24,6 @@ extern bool entrypoint(const uint8_t *input) {
     }
   }
 
-  return count;
+  *result = count;
+  return true;
 }
diff --git a/programs/native/bpf_loader/benches/bpf_loader.rs b/programs/native/bpf_loader/benches/bpf_loader.rs
index 84aed99e8d..a4e5f9e4b0 100644
--- a/programs/native/bpf_loader/benches/bpf_loader.rs
+++ b/programs/native/bpf_loader/benches/bpf_loader.rs
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ extern crate solana_bpf_loader;
 extern crate solana_rbpf;
 extern crate test;
 
-use byteorder::{LittleEndian, WriteBytesExt};
+use byteorder::{ByteOrder, LittleEndian, WriteBytesExt};
 use solana_rbpf::EbpfVmRaw;
 use std::env;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::Error;
 use std::io::Read;
+use std::mem;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use test::Bencher;
 
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ fn bench_program_alu(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
     inner_iter
         .write_u64::<LittleEndian>(ARMSTRONG_LIMIT)
         .unwrap();
+    inner_iter.write_u64::<LittleEndian>(0).unwrap();
 
     let mut file = File::open(create_bpf_path("bench_alu")).expect("file open failed");
     let mut elf = Vec::new();
@@ -81,9 +83,15 @@ fn bench_program_alu(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
 
     println!("Interpreted:");
     assert_eq!(
-        ARMSTRONG_EXPECTED,
+        1, /*true*/
         vm.execute_program(&mut inner_iter).unwrap()
     );
+    assert_eq!(ARMSTRONG_LIMIT, LittleEndian::read_u64(&inner_iter));
+    assert_eq!(
+        ARMSTRONG_EXPECTED,
+        LittleEndian::read_u64(&inner_iter[mem::size_of::<u64>()..])
+    );
+
     bencher.iter(|| {
         vm.execute_program(&mut inner_iter).unwrap();
     });
@@ -100,10 +108,16 @@ fn bench_program_alu(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
     vm.jit_compile().unwrap();
     unsafe {
         assert_eq!(
-            ARMSTRONG_EXPECTED,
+            1, /*true*/
             vm.execute_program_jit(&mut inner_iter).unwrap()
         );
     }
+    assert_eq!(ARMSTRONG_LIMIT, LittleEndian::read_u64(&inner_iter));
+    assert_eq!(
+        ARMSTRONG_EXPECTED,
+        LittleEndian::read_u64(&inner_iter[mem::size_of::<u64>()..])
+    );
+
     bencher.iter(|| unsafe {
         vm.execute_program_jit(&mut inner_iter).unwrap();
     });