diff --git a/tools/benchmark.py b/tools/benchmark.py
index 2b664f59bd90d8..a4861f5e8af9f2 100755
--- a/tools/benchmark.py
+++ b/tools/benchmark.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def find_max_mem_in_mb(out):
 
 
 def run_max_mem_benchmark(deno_path):
-    cmd = ["/usr/bin/time", "-v", deno_path, "tests/002_hello.ts", "--reload"]
+    cmd = ["/usr/bin/time", "-v", deno_path, "--reload", "tests/002_hello.ts"]
     out = tty_capture(cmd, '')[2]
     return find_max_mem_in_mb(out)