diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 513d385..c496625 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 *.exe
 *.dylib
 *.dSYM
+perf/bench
+perf/yajl-perftest
 share
 
 # Generated folders
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cb9609f..0e9ef6c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ json_examples_tarball:
 check: $(LIB_FQNAME) share jsonsl.c
 	JSONSL_QUIET_TESTS=1 $(MAKE) -C tests
 
-bench:
+bench: share
 	$(MAKE) -C perf run-benchmarks
 
 $(LIB_FQNAME): jsonsl.c