diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 37450cb..bfb93e7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+bench
 test-bin
 xcuserdata
 *.xccheckout
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9e42298..00a2aa8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ test: test-bin
 test-bin: picohttpparser.c picotest/picotest.c test.c
 	$(CC) -Wall $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^
 
+bench: bench.c picohttpparser.c
+
 clean:
-	rm -f test-bin
+	rm -f bench test-bin
 
-.PHONY: test
+.PHONY: all clean test