diff --git a/benchmark/Makefile b/benchmark/Makefile
index 90d903ad7..53f422be4 100644
--- a/benchmark/Makefile
+++ b/benchmark/Makefile
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ else
 GOTO_LAPACK_TARGETS=
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
+GOTO_HALF_TARGETS=shgemm.goto
+else
+GOTO_HALF_TARGETS=
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(OSNAME), WINNT)
 
 goto :: slinpack.goto dlinpack.goto clinpack.goto zlinpack.goto \
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ goto :: slinpack.goto dlinpack.goto clinpack.goto zlinpack.goto \
        sgetri.goto dgetri.goto cgetri.goto zgetri.goto \
        spotrf.goto dpotrf.goto cpotrf.goto zpotrf.goto \
        ssymm.goto dsymm.goto csymm.goto zsymm.goto \
-       saxpby.goto daxpby.goto caxpby.goto zaxpby.goto
+       saxpby.goto daxpby.goto caxpby.goto zaxpby.goto $(GOTO_HALF_TARGETS)
 
 acml :: slinpack.acml dlinpack.acml clinpack.acml zlinpack.acml \
        scholesky.acml dcholesky.acml ccholesky.acml zcholesky.acml \
@@ -264,7 +270,7 @@ goto :: sgemm.goto dgemm.goto cgemm.goto zgemm.goto \
        samin.goto damin.goto camin.goto zamin.goto \
        smin.goto dmin.goto \
        saxpby.goto daxpby.goto caxpby.goto zaxpby.goto \
-       snrm2.goto dnrm2.goto scnrm2.goto dznrm2.goto $(GOTO_LAPACK_TARGETS)
+       snrm2.goto dnrm2.goto scnrm2.goto dznrm2.goto $(GOTO_LAPACK_TARGETS) $(GOTO_HALF_TARGETS)
 
 acml :: slinpack.acml dlinpack.acml clinpack.acml zlinpack.acml \
        scholesky.acml dcholesky.acml ccholesky.acml zcholesky.acml \
@@ -614,6 +620,11 @@ zcholesky.essl : zcholesky.$(SUFFIX)
 	-$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(@F) $^ $(LIBESSL) $(CEXTRALIB) $(EXTRALIB) $(FEXTRALIB)
 
 ##################################### Sgemm ####################################################
+ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
+shgemm.goto : shgemm.$(SUFFIX) ../$(LIBNAME)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(@F) $^ $(CEXTRALIB) $(EXTRALIB) $(FEXTRALIB) -lm
+endif
+
 sgemm.goto : sgemm.$(SUFFIX) ../$(LIBNAME)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(@F) $^ $(CEXTRALIB) $(EXTRALIB) $(FEXTRALIB) -lm
 
@@ -2916,6 +2927,11 @@ ccholesky.$(SUFFIX) : cholesky.c
 zcholesky.$(SUFFIX) : cholesky.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DCOMPLEX -DDOUBLE -o $(@F) $^
 
+ifeq ($(BUILD_HALF),1)
+shgemm.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -DHALF -UCOMPLEX -UDOUBLE -o $(@F) $^
+endif
+
 sgemm.$(SUFFIX) : gemm.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -UCOMPLEX -UDOUBLE -o $(@F) $^
 
diff --git a/benchmark/gemm.c b/benchmark/gemm.c
index dd016a7c3..d2235330b 100644
--- a/benchmark/gemm.c
+++ b/benchmark/gemm.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #ifdef DOUBLE
 #define GEMM   BLASFUNC(dgemm)
+#elif defined(HALF)
+#define GEMM   BLASFUNC(shgemm)
 #else
 #define GEMM   BLASFUNC(sgemm)
 #endif
@@ -120,7 +122,8 @@ static void *huge_malloc(BLASLONG size){
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 
-  FLOAT *a, *b, *c;
+  IFLOAT *a, *b;
+  FLOAT *c;
   FLOAT alpha[] = {1.0, 0.0};
   FLOAT beta [] = {0.0, 0.0};
   char transa = 'N';
@@ -184,10 +187,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
     k = to;
   }
 
-  if (( a = (FLOAT *)malloc(sizeof(FLOAT) * m * k * COMPSIZE)) == NULL) {
+  if (( a = (IFLOAT *)malloc(sizeof(IFLOAT) * m * k * COMPSIZE)) == NULL) {
     fprintf(stderr,"Out of Memory!!\n");exit(1);
   }
-  if (( b = (FLOAT *)malloc(sizeof(FLOAT) * k * n * COMPSIZE)) == NULL) {
+  if (( b = (IFLOAT *)malloc(sizeof(IFLOAT) * k * n * COMPSIZE)) == NULL) {
     fprintf(stderr,"Out of Memory!!\n");exit(1);
   }
   if (( c = (FLOAT *)malloc(sizeof(FLOAT) * m * n * COMPSIZE)) == NULL) {
@@ -199,10 +202,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 #endif
 
   for (i = 0; i < m * k * COMPSIZE; i++) {
-    a[i] = ((FLOAT) rand() / (FLOAT) RAND_MAX) - 0.5;
+    a[i] = ((IFLOAT) rand() / (IFLOAT) RAND_MAX) - 0.5;
   }
   for (i = 0; i < k * n * COMPSIZE; i++) {
-    b[i] = ((FLOAT) rand() / (FLOAT) RAND_MAX) - 0.5;
+    b[i] = ((IFLOAT) rand() / (IFLOAT) RAND_MAX) - 0.5;
   }
   for (i = 0; i < m * n * COMPSIZE; i++) {
     c[i] = ((FLOAT) rand() / (FLOAT) RAND_MAX) - 0.5;