diff --git a/benchmark/fs/bench-readdir.js b/benchmark/fs/bench-readdir.js
index 565b92d14954ca..eb15e72724d8cb 100644
--- a/benchmark/fs/bench-readdir.js
+++ b/benchmark/fs/bench-readdir.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function main(conf) {
 
   bench.start();
   (function r(cntr) {
-    if (--cntr <= 0)
+    if (cntr-- <= 0)
       return bench.end(n);
     fs.readdir(path.resolve(__dirname, '../../lib/'), function() {
       r(cntr);
diff --git a/benchmark/fs/bench-realpath.js b/benchmark/fs/bench-realpath.js
index 1a181935f14ec2..384276eafff9b3 100644
--- a/benchmark/fs/bench-realpath.js
+++ b/benchmark/fs/bench-realpath.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function main(conf) {
 
 function relativePath(n) {
   (function r(cntr) {
-    if (--cntr <= 0)
+    if (cntr-- <= 0)
       return bench.end(n);
     fs.realpath(relative_path, function() {
       r(cntr);
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function relativePath(n) {
 
 function resolvedPath(n) {
   (function r(cntr) {
-    if (--cntr <= 0)
+    if (cntr-- <= 0)
       return bench.end(n);
     fs.realpath(resolved_path, function() {
       r(cntr);