diff --git a/wrlib/convert.c b/wrlib/convert.c
index 59b1014b..0a6ace14 100644
--- a/wrlib/convert.c
+++ b/wrlib/convert.c
@@ -271,7 +271,11 @@ image2TrueColor(RContext *ctx, RImage *image)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    
+
+#ifdef BENCH
+    cycle_bench(1);
+#endif
+
     if (ctx->attribs->render_mode==RBestMatchRendering) {
 	int ofs, r, g, b;
 	int x, y;
@@ -302,10 +306,6 @@ image2TrueColor(RContext *ctx, RImage *image)
         puts("true color dither");
 #endif
 
-#ifdef BENCH
-    cycle_bench(1);
-#endif
-
 #ifdef ASM_X86_MMX
 	if (ctx->depth == 16 && image->format == RRGBAFormat 
 	    && x86_check_mmx()) {