diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 71c6a1d..1318856 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ add_executable(bench_arena_allocator benchmarks/bench_arena_allocator.cpp
 target_link_libraries(bench_arena_allocator nanobench)
 target_include_directories(bench_arena_allocator PRIVATE src)
 
-add_executable(bench_volatile_loop bench_volatile_loop.cpp)
+add_executable(bench_volatile_loop benchmarks/bench_volatile_loop.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(bench_volatile_loop nanobench)
 
 add_executable(
diff --git a/bench_volatile_loop.cpp b/bench_volatile_loop.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index ee9364e..0000000
--- a/bench_volatile_loop.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#include <nanobench.h>
-
-int main() {
-  ankerl::nanobench::Bench().run("volatile loop to 500", [&] {
-    for (volatile int i = 0; i < 800; i = i + 1)
-      ;
-  });
-
-  return 0;
-}
diff --git a/benchmarks/bench_volatile_loop.cpp b/benchmarks/bench_volatile_loop.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..528e104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/bench_volatile_loop.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include <nanobench.h>
+
+int main() {
+  constexpr int loopIterations = 1200;
+  ankerl::nanobench::Bench().run(
+      "volatile loop to " + std::to_string(loopIterations), [&] {
+        for (volatile int i = 0; i < 1200; i = i + 1)
+          ;
+      });
+
+  return 0;
+}