diff --git a/benchmarks/matching_benchmarks.c b/benchmarks/matching_benchmarks.c
index 79a5f2d..16ddd91 100644
--- a/benchmarks/matching_benchmarks.c
+++ b/benchmarks/matching_benchmarks.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
-#define LEN 100
+#define LEN 1000
 #define RANGE_FIRST 'a'
 #define RANGE_LAST 'z'