diff --git a/src/modules/whitelist/Makefile.am.include b/src/modules/whitelist/Makefile.am.include
index 0dc5a64d..f43e3e4b 100644
--- a/src/modules/whitelist/Makefile.am.include
+++ b/src/modules/whitelist/Makefile.am.include
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS += src/modules/whitelist/tests_impl.h
 if USE_BENCHMARK
 noinst_PROGRAMS += bench_whitelist
 bench_whitelist_SOURCES = src/bench_whitelist.c
+bench_whitelist_CPPFLAGS = -DSECP256K1_BUILD $(SECP_INCLUDES)
 bench_whitelist_LDADD = libsecp256k1.la $(SECP_LIBS)
 bench_generator_LDFLAGS = -static
 endif