diff --git a/benchmarks/benches/utils.rs b/benchmarks/benches/utils.rs
index 8c556b383..81e50d1bb 100644
--- a/benchmarks/benches/utils.rs
+++ b/benchmarks/benches/utils.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use milli::heed::EnvOpenOptions;
 use milli::update::{
     IndexDocuments, IndexDocumentsConfig, IndexDocumentsMethod, IndexerConfig, Settings,
 };
-use milli::{Filter, Index, Object};
+use milli::{Filter, Index, Object, TermsMatchingStrategy};
 use serde_json::Value;
 
 pub struct Conf<'a> {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ pub fn run_benches(c: &mut criterion::Criterion, confs: &[Conf]) {
                 b.iter(|| {
                     let rtxn = index.read_txn().unwrap();
                     let mut search = index.search(&rtxn);
-                    search.query(query).optional_words(conf.optional_words);
+                    search.query(query).optional_words(TermsMatchingStrategy::default());
                     if let Some(filter) = conf.filter {
                         let filter = Filter::from_str(filter).unwrap().unwrap();
                         search.filter(filter);