diff --git a/benchmark/scripts/SCIPY/ssyrk.py b/benchmark/scripts/SCIPY/ssyrk.py
index 88a8250e8..034c0fd3a 100755
--- a/benchmark/scripts/SCIPY/ssyrk.py
+++ b/benchmark/scripts/SCIPY/ssyrk.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def run_ssyrk(N,l):
 
 	start = time.time()
 	for i in range(0,l):
-		C = blas.ssyrk(1.0,A)
+		C[...] = blas.ssyrk(1.0,A)
 	end = time.time()
 	
 	timediff = (end -start)