diff --git a/tools/benchcomp/configs/perf-regression.yaml b/tools/benchcomp/configs/perf-regression.yaml
index c938b3dd861f..d1e65b24ca2c 100644
--- a/tools/benchcomp/configs/perf-regression.yaml
+++ b/tools/benchcomp/configs/perf-regression.yaml
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ variants:
   kani_new:
     config:
       directory: new
-      command_line: scripts/kani-perf.sh
+      command_line: "scripts/setup/ubuntu/install_deps.sh && scripts/kani-perf.sh"
       env:
         RUST_TEST_THREADS: "1"
   kani_old:
     config:
       directory: old
-      command_line: scripts/kani-perf.sh
+      command_line: "scripts/setup/ubuntu/install_deps.sh && scripts/kani-perf.sh"
       env:
         RUST_TEST_THREADS: "1"