diff --git a/wolfcrypt/benchmark/benchmark.c b/wolfcrypt/benchmark/benchmark.c
index 8bb7a9652..fd4158ad6 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/benchmark/benchmark.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/benchmark/benchmark.c
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@
     #include <wolfssl/ssl.h>
     #include <wolfssl/test.h>
 
-#elif defined(WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT) && !defined(WC_NO_ASYNC_THREADING)
-    #define WC_ENABLE_BENCH_THREADING
+#elif defined(WOLFSSL_ASYNC_CRYPT)
+    #ifndef WC_NO_ASYNC_THREADING
+        #define WC_ENABLE_BENCH_THREADING
+    #endif
 
 /* benchmark multi-threading - disable for FIPS self test */
 #elif !defined(SINGLE_THREADED) && !defined(WC_NO_BENCH_THREADING) && \