diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1205d1a6a2833a..c8279682cc7af4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -627,41 +627,41 @@ ifneq ($(haswrk), 0)
 endif
 
 bench-net: all
-	@$(NODE) benchmark/common.js net
+	@$(NODE) benchmark/run.js net
 
 bench-crypto: all
-	@$(NODE) benchmark/common.js crypto
+	@$(NODE) benchmark/run.js crypto
 
 bench-tls: all
-	@$(NODE) benchmark/common.js tls
+	@$(NODE) benchmark/run.js tls
 
 bench-http: wrk all
-	@$(NODE) benchmark/common.js http
+	@$(NODE) benchmark/run.js http
 
 bench-fs: all
-	@$(NODE) benchmark/common.js fs
+	@$(NODE) benchmark/run.js fs
 
 bench-misc: all
 	@$(MAKE) -C benchmark/misc/function_call/
-	@$(NODE) benchmark/common.js misc
+	@$(NODE) benchmark/run.js misc
 
 bench-array: all
-	@$(NODE) benchmark/common.js arrays
+	@$(NODE) benchmark/run.js arrays
 
 bench-buffer: all
-	@$(NODE) benchmark/common.js buffers
+	@$(NODE) benchmark/run.js buffers
 
 bench-url: all
-	@$(NODE) benchmark/common.js url
+	@$(NODE) benchmark/run.js url
 
 bench-events: all
-	@$(NODE) benchmark/common.js events
+	@$(NODE) benchmark/run.js events
 
 bench-util: all
-	@$(NODE) benchmark/common.js util
+	@$(NODE) benchmark/run.js util
 
 bench-dgram: all
-	@$(NODE) benchmark/common.js dgram
+	@$(NODE) benchmark/run.js dgram
 
 bench-all: bench bench-misc bench-array bench-buffer bench-url bench-events bench-dgram bench-util
 
diff --git a/benchmark/README.md b/benchmark/README.md
index c3d950f792e31f..18764aae9afcf3 100644
--- a/benchmark/README.md
+++ b/benchmark/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ There are three ways to run benchmark tests:
 For example, buffers:
 
 ```bash
-node benchmark/common.js buffers
+node benchmark/run.js buffers
 ```
 
 The above command will find all scripts under `buffers` directory and require
diff --git a/benchmark/common.js b/benchmark/common.js
index d49aef106f1c11..3744a4420a09cb 100644
--- a/benchmark/common.js
+++ b/benchmark/common.js
@@ -15,35 +15,6 @@ if (['default', 'csv', 'silent'].indexOf(outputFormat) == -1) {
 
 exports.PORT = process.env.PORT || 12346;
 
-// If this is the main module, then run the benchmarks
-if (module === require.main) {
-  var type = process.argv[2];
-  var testFilter = process.argv[3];
-  if (!type) {
-    console.error('usage:\n ./node benchmark/common.js <type> [testFilter]');
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
-  var dir = path.join(__dirname, type);
-  var tests = fs.readdirSync(dir);
-
-  if (testFilter) {
-    var filteredTests = tests.filter(function(item) {
-      if (item.lastIndexOf(testFilter) >= 0) {
-        return item;
-      }
-    });
-
-    if (filteredTests.length === 0) {
-      console.error('%s is not found in \n %j', testFilter, tests);
-      return;
-    }
-    tests = filteredTests;
-  }
-
-  runBenchmarks();
-}
-
 function hasWrk() {
   var result = child_process.spawnSync('wrk', ['-h']);
   if (result.error && result.error.code === 'ENOENT') {
@@ -53,31 +24,6 @@ function hasWrk() {
   }
 }
 
-function runBenchmarks() {
-  var test = tests.shift();
-  if (!test)
-    return;
-
-  if (test.match(/^[\._]/))
-    return process.nextTick(runBenchmarks);
-
-  if (outputFormat == 'default')
-    console.error(type + '/' + test);
-
-  test = path.resolve(dir, test);
-
-  var a = (process.execArgv || []).concat(test);
-  var child = child_process.spawn(process.execPath, a, { stdio: 'inherit' });
-  child.on('close', function(code) {
-    if (code) {
-      process.exit(code);
-    } else {
-      console.log('');
-      runBenchmarks();
-    }
-  });
-}
-
 exports.createBenchmark = function(fn, options) {
   return new Benchmark(fn, options);
 };
@@ -262,4 +208,3 @@ exports.v8ForceOptimization = function(method, ...args) {
   method.apply(null, args);
   return eval('%GetOptimizationStatus(method)');
 };
-
diff --git a/benchmark/compare.js b/benchmark/compare.js
index 21d4b2b6a4f438..4faa8f8638becd 100644
--- a/benchmark/compare.js
+++ b/benchmark/compare.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function run() {
   if (Array.isArray(benchmarks) && benchmarks.length) {
     child = spawn(
       node,
-      ['benchmark/common.js'].concat(benchmarks),
+      ['benchmark/run.js'].concat(benchmarks),
       { env: env }
     );
   } else {
diff --git a/benchmark/run.js b/benchmark/run.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ad590ea34a8952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/run.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const child_process = require('child_process');
+
+var outputFormat = process.env.OUTPUT_FORMAT ||
+                   (+process.env.NODE_BENCH_SILENT ? 'silent' : false) ||
+                   'default';
+
+// If this is the main module, then run the benchmarks
+if (module === require.main) {
+  var type = process.argv[2];
+  var testFilter = process.argv[3];
+  if (!type) {
+    console.error('usage:\n ./node benchmark/run.js <type> [testFilter]');
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  var dir = path.join(__dirname, type);
+  var tests = fs.readdirSync(dir);
+
+  if (testFilter) {
+    var filteredTests = tests.filter(function(item) {
+      if (item.lastIndexOf(testFilter) >= 0) {
+        return item;
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (filteredTests.length === 0) {
+      console.error('%s is not found in \n %j', testFilter, tests);
+      return;
+    }
+    tests = filteredTests;
+  }
+
+  runBenchmarks();
+}
+
+function runBenchmarks() {
+  var test = tests.shift();
+  if (!test)
+    return;
+
+  if (test.match(/^[\._]/))
+    return process.nextTick(runBenchmarks);
+
+  if (outputFormat == 'default')
+    console.error(type + '/' + test);
+
+  test = path.resolve(dir, test);
+
+  var a = (process.execArgv || []).concat(test);
+  var child = child_process.spawn(process.execPath, a, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+  child.on('close', function(code) {
+    if (code) {
+      process.exit(code);
+    } else {
+      console.log('');
+      runBenchmarks();
+    }
+  });
+}