diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 36af97c..57df555 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,3 +17,10 @@ STATICCHECK_IGNORE = \
   github.com/prometheus/statsd_exporter/main.go:SA1019 \
 
 DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME       ?= statsd-exporter
+
+.PHONY: bench
+bench:
+	@echo ">> running all benchmarks"
+	$(GO) test -bench . -race $(pkgs)
+
+all: bench
diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 528d404..eaee9f0 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -66,11 +66,6 @@ test:
 	@echo ">> running all tests"
 	$(GO) test -race $(pkgs)
 
-.PHONY: bench
-bench:
-	@echo ">> running all benchmarks"
-	$(GO) test -bench . -race $(pkgs) 
-
 .PHONY: format
 format:
 	@echo ">> formatting code"