diff --git a/test/parallel/test-benchmark-timers.js b/test/parallel/test-benchmark-timers.js
index 433a12e8258c64..af3c49bd714742 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-benchmark-timers.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-benchmark-timers.js
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ const runBenchmark = require('../common/benchmark');
 
 runBenchmark('timers',
              [
+               'direction=start',
+               'n=1',
                'type=depth',
-               'n=1'
              ],
              { NODEJS_BENCHMARK_ZERO_ALLOWED: 1 });