diff --git a/entry/benches/entry_sigverify.rs b/entry/benches/entry_sigverify.rs
index b3a1b7b5cdb3e6..9097de576525ef 100644
--- a/entry/benches/entry_sigverify.rs
+++ b/entry/benches/entry_sigverify.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ extern crate test;
 use {
     solana_entry::entry::{self, VerifyRecyclers},
     solana_perf::test_tx::test_tx,
+    solana_rayon_threadlimit::get_max_thread_count,
     solana_sdk::{
         hash::Hash,
         transaction::{
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ use {
 
 #[bench]
 fn bench_gpusigverify(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
+    let thread_pool = rayon::ThreadPoolBuilder::new()
+        .num_threads(get_max_thread_count())
+        .thread_name(|i| format!("solEntryBench{i:02}"))
+        .build()
+        .expect("new rayon threadpool");
+
     let entries = (0..131072)
         .map(|_| {
             let transaction = test_tx();
@@ -53,6 +60,7 @@ fn bench_gpusigverify(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
         let res = entry::start_verify_transactions(
             entries.clone(),
             false,
+            &thread_pool,
             recycler.clone(),
             Arc::new(verify_transaction),
         );
@@ -65,6 +73,12 @@ fn bench_gpusigverify(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
 
 #[bench]
 fn bench_cpusigverify(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
+    let thread_pool = rayon::ThreadPoolBuilder::new()
+        .num_threads(get_max_thread_count())
+        .thread_name(|i| format!("solEntryBench{i:02}"))
+        .build()
+        .expect("new rayon threadpool");
+
     let entries = (0..131072)
         .map(|_| {
             let transaction = test_tx();
@@ -89,6 +103,7 @@ fn bench_cpusigverify(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
     };
 
     bencher.iter(|| {
-        let _ans = entry::verify_transactions(entries.clone(), Arc::new(verify_transaction));
+        let _ans =
+            entry::verify_transactions(entries.clone(), &thread_pool, Arc::new(verify_transaction));
     })
 }