diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 20b233c66..7be8fc997 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ stages:
     - cmake --build . -- -j $(nproc)
     - cmake --install .
     - if [[ "${BUILD_TESTS_ONLY}" ]]; then ./openmw_test_suite; fi
+    - if [[ "${BUILD_TESTS_ONLY}" ]]; then ./openmw_detournavigator_navmeshtilescache_benchmark; fi
     - ccache -s
   artifacts:
     paths:
diff --git a/CI/before_script.linux.sh b/CI/before_script.linux.sh
index 5f74b4714..17292e4e9 100755
--- a/CI/before_script.linux.sh
+++ b/CI/before_script.linux.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ set -xeo pipefail
 
 free -m
 
+BUILD_UNITTESTS=OFF
+BUILD_BENCHMARKS=OFF
+
 if [[ "${BUILD_TESTS_ONLY}" ]]; then
     export GOOGLETEST_DIR="${PWD}/googletest/build/install"
     env GENERATOR='Unix Makefiles' CONFIGURATION=Release CI/build_googletest.sh
+    BUILD_UNITTESTS=ON
+    BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON
 fi
 
 declare -a CMAKE_CONF_OPTS=(
@@ -43,7 +48,8 @@ if [[ "${BUILD_TESTS_ONLY}" ]]; then
         -DBUILD_ESSIMPORTER=OFF \
         -DBUILD_OPENCS=OFF \
         -DBUILD_WIZARD=OFF \
-        -DBUILD_UNITTESTS=ON \
+        -DBUILD_UNITTESTS=${BUILD_UNITTESTS} \
+        -DBUILD_BENCHMARKS=${BUILD_BENCHMARKS} \
         -DGTEST_ROOT="${GOOGLETEST_DIR}" \
         -DGMOCK_ROOT="${GOOGLETEST_DIR}" \
         ..