diff --git a/yi-rope.cabal b/yi-rope.cabal
index cd291f1..2bdd3f9 100644
--- a/yi-rope.cabal
+++ b/yi-rope.cabal
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ benchmark bench
       base >=4.5 && <5
     , criterion
     , deepseq
+    , text
     , yi-rope
 
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