diff --git a/tests/test_benchmark.py b/tests/test_benchmark.py
index 31e115e80e95325784bcf281ae848cf98c9f870e..70af02e810b4eec0f7f2426d402fef1d86c76ca5 100755
--- a/tests/test_benchmark.py
+++ b/tests/test_benchmark.py
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ from pystencils_benchmark import generate_benchmark, Compiler
 
 
 compilers = (Compiler.GCC, Compiler.GCCdebug, Compiler.Clang)
-config_kwargs = ({}, {'cpu_vectorize_info': {'instruction_set': 'best'}})
+config_kwargs = ({},
+                 {'cpu_vectorize_info': {'instruction_set': 'best'}},
+                 {'cpu_vectorize_info': {'instruction_set': 'best',
+                                         'assume_aligned': True}})
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('compiler', compilers)