diff --git a/hack/benchmark-go.sh b/hack/benchmark-go.sh
index 0cb3708fb00..01c06a742a9 100755
--- a/hack/benchmark-go.sh
+++ b/hack/benchmark-go.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ set -o pipefail
 KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
 
 make test \
-    WHAT="$*"
+    WHAT="$*" \
     KUBE_COVER="" \
     KUBE_RACE=" " \
     KUBE_TEST_ARGS="-- -test.run='^X' -benchtime=1s -bench=. -benchmem" \