diff --git a/APP_Framework/Applications/benchmark/support/benchmark.c b/APP_Framework/Applications/benchmark/support/benchmark.c
index 31733c679..e405bfa8b 100644
--- a/APP_Framework/Applications/benchmark/support/benchmark.c
+++ b/APP_Framework/Applications/benchmark/support/benchmark.c
@@ -201,16 +201,17 @@ void *run_benchmark_sequential(void *args) {
   printf("[BENCHMARK] Global Time Diff: %f\n", global_diff);
 }
 
+pthread_t main_thread;
 static int embenchmark_parallel(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-  run_benchmark_parallel(NULL);
+  case_attr.schedparam.sched_priority = 30;
+  case_attr.stacksize = 16384;
+  PrivTaskCreate(&main_thread, &case_attr, run_benchmark_parallel, NULL);
   return 0;
 }
-pthread_t sequential_thread;
 static int embenchmark_sequential(void) {
   case_attr.schedparam.sched_priority = 30;
   case_attr.stacksize = 16384;
-  PrivTaskCreate(&sequential_thread, &case_attr, run_benchmark_sequential,
-                 NULL);
+  PrivTaskCreate(&main_thread, &case_attr, run_benchmark_sequential, NULL);
 
   return 0;
 }