diff --git a/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
index 0ebe1860e..454e273f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ jobs:
 
   benchmarks:
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-   # needs: [format-taginfo-docs]
+    needs: [format-taginfo-docs]
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     env:
       CCOMPILER: clang-16