diff --git a/dec_video.c b/dec_video.c
index 5c26dcffc4..17ff9ac163 100644
--- a/dec_video.c
+++ b/dec_video.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ extern int verbose; // defined in mplayer.c
 
 // ===================================================================
 
+extern int benchmark;
 extern double video_time_usage;
 extern double vout_time_usage;
 extern double max_video_time_usage;
@@ -1219,8 +1220,11 @@ else if(gCpuCaps.hasMMX){
 t2=GetTimer();t=t2-t;
 tt = t*0.000001f;
 video_time_usage+=tt;
-if(tt > max_video_time_usage) max_video_time_usage=tt;
-cur_video_time_usage=tt;
+if(benchmark)
+{
+    if(tt > max_video_time_usage) max_video_time_usage=tt;
+    cur_video_time_usage=tt;
+}
 if(painted) return 1;
 switch(blit_frame){
 case 3:
@@ -1280,8 +1284,11 @@ case 2:
     t2=GetTimer()-t2;
     tt=t2*0.000001f;
     vout_time_usage+=tt;
-    if(tt > max_vout_time_usage) max_vout_time_usage = tt;
-    cur_vout_time_usage=tt;
+    if(benchmark)
+    {
+	if(tt > max_vout_time_usage) max_vout_time_usage = tt;
+	cur_vout_time_usage=tt;
+    }
     blit_frame=1;
     break;
 }
diff --git a/mencoder.c b/mencoder.c
index 3e3955e77c..9901316a14 100644
--- a/mencoder.c
+++ b/mencoder.c
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ int out_video_codec=
 //void resync_audio_stream(sh_audio_t *sh_audio){}
 
 int verbose=0; // must be global!
-
 double video_time_usage=0;
 double vout_time_usage=0;
 double max_video_time_usage=0;
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ double cur_video_time_usage=0;
 double cur_vout_time_usage=0;
 static double audio_time_usage=0;
 static int total_time_usage_start=0;
-static int benchmark=0;
+int benchmark=0;
 
 // A-V sync:
 int delay_corrected=1;
diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index 80e664a058..2e56923132 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static double audio_time_usage=0;
 static double max_audio_time_usage=0;
 static double cur_audio_time_usage=0;
 static int total_time_usage_start=0;
-static int benchmark=0;
+int benchmark=0;
 static unsigned bench_dropped_frames=0;
 
 // static int play_in_bg=0;
@@ -1562,7 +1562,10 @@ InitTimer();
 
 total_time_usage_start=GetTimer();
 audio_time_usage=0; video_time_usage=0; vout_time_usage=0;
-max_audio_time_usage=0; max_video_time_usage=0; max_vout_time_usage=0;
+if(benchmark) 
+{
+  max_audio_time_usage=0; max_video_time_usage=0; max_vout_time_usage=0;
+}
 while(!eof){
 //    unsigned int aq_total_time=GetTimer();
     float aq_sleep_time=0;
@@ -1608,8 +1611,11 @@ while(sh_audio){
   t=GetTimer()-t;
   tt = t*0.000001f;
   audio_time_usage+=tt;
-  if(tt > max_audio_time_usage) max_audio_time_usage = tt;
-  cur_audio_time_usage=tt;
+  if(benchmark)
+  {
+    if(tt > max_audio_time_usage) max_audio_time_usage = tt;
+    cur_audio_time_usage=tt;
+  }
   if(playsize>sh_audio->a_buffer_len) playsize=sh_audio->a_buffer_len;
   
   playsize=audio_out->play(sh_audio->a_buffer,playsize,0);
@@ -1861,17 +1867,23 @@ if(!(vo_flags&256)){ // flag 256 means: libvo driver does its timing (dvb card)
 	   t2=GetTimer()-t2;
 	   tt = t2*0.000001f;
 	   vout_time_usage+=tt;
-	   if(cur_vout_time_usage + tt > max_vout_time_usage)
+	   if(benchmark)
+	   {
+	    if(cur_vout_time_usage + tt > max_vout_time_usage)
 		    max_vout_time_usage = cur_vout_time_usage + tt;
-	   our_n_frames++;
+	    our_n_frames++;
+	   }
 	}
 #endif
 //        usec_sleep(50000); // test only!
 
     }
 /*  Compute total frame dropping here */
-    if((cur_video_time_usage + cur_vout_time_usage + cur_audio_time_usage)*vo_fps > 1)
+    if(benchmark)
+    {
+	if((cur_video_time_usage + cur_vout_time_usage + cur_audio_time_usage)*vo_fps > 1)
 							bench_dropped_frames ++;
+    }
     current_module=NULL;
     
     if(eof) break;