diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
index 9ddd31d292..997940fce2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ jobs:
     container: vulpix/ubuntu-20-04-benchmarks
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
+      - name: add cargo to PATH
+        run: echo "/root/.cargo/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
       - name: print PATH
         run: echo $PATH