diff --git a/wolfcrypt/benchmark/benchmark.c b/wolfcrypt/benchmark/benchmark.c
index cf109ef34..b5c89aa0a 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/benchmark/benchmark.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/benchmark/benchmark.c
@@ -4368,7 +4368,7 @@ static void bench_aesecb_internal(int useDeviceID,
 #ifdef HAVE_FIPS
     const int benchSz = AES_BLOCK_SIZE;
 #else
-    const int benchSz = (const int)bench_size;
+    const int benchSz = (int)bench_size;
 #endif
 
     /* clear for done cleanup */