diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index 0e901de78d9a..9f4ed58447df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
             --arg withPerfetto ${{ matrix.perfetto || false }} \
             --arg ccache '(import <nixpkgs> {}).sccache' \
             --run '
-                make build-ci -j4 V=1
+                make build-ci -j4 V=1 ${{ contains(format(' {0} ', inputs.category), ' napi ') && '&& make bench-addons-build' || '' }}
             ' tools/nix/ci-shell.nix
         env:
           SCCACHE_LOCAL_RW_MODE: READ_ONLY
diff --git a/benchmark/common.js b/benchmark/common.js
index fa108b706831..734c664c80f5 100644
--- a/benchmark/common.js
+++ b/benchmark/common.js
@@ -470,7 +470,11 @@ module.exports = {
       return process.binding(bindingName);
     }
   },
-  buildType: process.features.debug ? 'Debug' : 'Release',
+  // As in test/common: a --debug-node build is still a Release build, and its
+  // addons are in build/Release.
+  buildType: process.config.target_defaults ?
+    process.config.target_defaults.default_configuration :
+    'Release',
   createBenchmark(fn, configs, options) {
     return new Benchmark(fn, configs, options);
   },