diff --git a/ringbuf/reader_test.go b/ringbuf/reader_test.go
index 71278fbb6..34ef6ec8f 100644
--- a/ringbuf/reader_test.go
+++ b/ringbuf/reader_test.go
@@ -224,9 +224,6 @@ func BenchmarkReader(b *testing.B) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	b.ReportAllocs()
-
 	for _, bm := range readerBenchmarks {
 		b.Run(bm.name, func(b *testing.B) {
 			prog, events := mustOutputSamplesProg(b, bm.flags, 80)
@@ -237,8 +234,13 @@ func BenchmarkReader(b *testing.B) {
 			}
 			defer rd.Close()
 
+			buf := make([]byte, 14)
+
+			b.ResetTimer()
+			b.ReportAllocs()
+
 			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-				ret, _, err := prog.Benchmark(make([]byte, 14), 1, nil)
+				ret, _, err := prog.Test(buf)
 				if err != nil {
 					b.Fatal(err)
 				} else if errno := syscall.Errno(-int32(ret)); errno != 0 {