diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/build.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/build.yml
index 924d648e3f98..3085d2230063 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/build.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipeline/build.yml
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ build-short-benchmark:
     - .run-immediately
     - .collect-artifacts
   script:
-    - cargo build --profile release --locked --features=runtime-benchmarks --bin polkadot --workspace
+    - cargo build --profile release --locked --features=runtime-benchmarks,on-chain-release-build --bin polkadot --workspace
     - mkdir -p artifacts
     - target/release/polkadot --version
     - cp ./target/release/polkadot ./artifacts/
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ build-short-benchmark-cumulus:
     - .run-immediately
     - .collect-artifacts
   script:
-    - cargo build --profile release --locked --features=runtime-benchmarks -p polkadot-parachain-bin --bin polkadot-parachain
+    - cargo build --profile release --locked --features=runtime-benchmarks,on-chain-release-build -p polkadot-parachain-bin --bin polkadot-parachain --workspace
     - mkdir -p artifacts
     - target/release/polkadot-parachain --version
     - cp ./target/release/polkadot-parachain ./artifacts/
diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/short-benchmarks.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/short-benchmarks.yml
index 81601fba32ac..7b7704ee66d8 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/short-benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipeline/short-benchmarks.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ short-benchmark-polkadot: &short-bench
   tags:
     - benchmark
   script:
-    - ./artifacts/polkadot benchmark pallet --execution wasm --wasm-execution compiled --chain $RUNTIME-dev --pallet "*" --extrinsic "*" --steps 2 --repeat 1
+    - ./artifacts/polkadot benchmark pallet --chain $RUNTIME-dev --pallet "*" --extrinsic "*" --steps 2 --repeat 1
 
 short-benchmark-kusama:
   <<: *short-bench
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ short-benchmark-westend:
   tags:
     - benchmark
   script:
-    - ./artifacts/polkadot-parachain benchmark pallet --wasm-execution compiled --chain $RUNTIME_CHAIN --pallet "*" --extrinsic "*" --steps 2 --repeat 1
+    - ./artifacts/polkadot-parachain benchmark pallet --chain $RUNTIME_CHAIN --pallet "*" --extrinsic "*" --steps 2 --repeat 1
 
 short-benchmark-asset-hub-polkadot:
   <<: *short-bench-cumulus