diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 4b6e5b4..0ab079a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 bin_PROGRAMS = cmph
-check_PROGRAMS = cmph_benchmark_test
 noinst_PROGRAMS = bm_numbers
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libcmph.la
 include_HEADERS = cmph.h cmph_types.h cmph_time.h chd_ph.h
@@ -34,8 +33,5 @@ libcmph_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 0:0:0
 cmph_SOURCES = 	main.c wingetopt.h wingetopt.c
 cmph_LDADD = libcmph.la
 
-cmph_benchmark_test_SOURCES = cmph_benchmark_test.c
-cmph_benchmark_test_LDADD = libcmph.la
-
 bm_numbers_SOURCES = bm_numbers.c
 bm_numbers_LDADD = libcmph.la
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 28ad0b5..361c67b 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS)
-check_PROGRAMS = graph_tests select_tests compressed_seq_tests compressed_rank_tests
+check_PROGRAMS = graph_tests select_tests compressed_seq_tests compressed_rank_tests cmph_benchmark_test
 noinst_PROGRAMS = packed_mphf_tests mphf_tests
 
 INCLUDES = -I../src/
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ compressed_seq_tests_LDADD = ../src/libcmph.la
 
 compressed_rank_tests_SOURCES = compressed_rank_tests.c
 compressed_rank_tests_LDADD = ../src/libcmph.la
+
+cmph_benchmark_test_SOURCES = cmph_benchmark_test.c
+cmph_benchmark_test_LDADD = ../src/libcmph.la
diff --git a/src/cmph_benchmark_test.c b/tests/cmph_benchmark_test.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/cmph_benchmark_test.c
rename to tests/cmph_benchmark_test.c