diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.benchmarks/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.benchmarks/pom.xml
index d1d3fa571..cd911ca6f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@
             <arg>-J--add-opens=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp=ALL-UNNAMED</arg>
           </compilerArgs>
           <annotationProcessorPaths>
+            <path>
+                <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jmh-generator-annprocess</artifactId>
+                <version>${jmh.version}</version>
+            </path>
             <path>
               <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
               <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>