diff --git a/src/bench/bench_bitcoin.cpp b/src/bench/bench_bitcoin.cpp
index c5fe3fbdfddb..4db5412e16d6 100644
--- a/src/bench/bench_bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/bench_bitcoin.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <bench/bench.h>
 
+#include <bls/bls.h>
 #include <clientversion.h>
 #include <crypto/sha256.h>
 #include <crypto/x11/dispatch.h>
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     SetupBenchArgs(argsman);
     SapphireAutoDetect();
     SHA256AutoDetect();
+    BLSInit();
+    bls::bls_legacy_scheme.store(false);
     std::string error;
     if (!argsman.ParseParameters(argc, argv, error)) {
         tfm::format(std::cerr, "Error parsing command line arguments: %s\n", error);