diff --git a/bench/rulescomp.c b/bench/rulescomp.c
index 3972a7b..0da4d3c 100644
--- a/bench/rulescomp.c
+++ b/bench/rulescomp.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "../test/test.h"
 #include "bench.h"
 
-#define BENCHMARK_ITERATIONS 2500
+#define BENCHMARK_ITERATIONS 1000
 
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])