diff --git a/src/App.cpp b/src/App.cpp
index f1dcdfce..e0b735ca 100644
--- a/src/App.cpp
+++ b/src/App.cpp
@@ -135,8 +135,9 @@ int App::exec()
         Workers::setListener(&benchmark); // register benchmark as job reault listener to compute hashrates there
         // write text before first benchmark round
         Log::i()->text(m_controller->config()->isColors()
-            ? GREEN_BOLD(" >>>>> ") WHITE_BOLD("STARTING ALGO PERFORMANCE CALIBRATION")
-            : " >>>>> STARTING ALGO PERFORMANCE CALIBRATION"
+            ? GREEN_BOLD(" >>>>> ") WHITE_BOLD("STARTING ALGO PERFORMANCE CALIBRATION (with %i seconds round)")
+            : " >>>>> STARTING ALGO PERFORMANCE CALIBRATION (with %i seconds round)",
+            m_controller->config()->calibrateAlgoTime()
         );
         benchmark.start_perf_bench(xmrig::PerfAlgo::PA_CN); // start benchmarking from first PerfAlgo in the list
     } else {
diff --git a/src/common/config/CommonConfig.cpp b/src/common/config/CommonConfig.cpp
index f79c492a..0f0ef541 100644
--- a/src/common/config/CommonConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/common/config/CommonConfig.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ xmrig::CommonConfig::CommonConfig() :
     m_colors(true),
     m_dryRun(false),
     m_calibrateAlgo(false),
+    m_calibrateAlgoTime(60),
     m_saveConfig(false),
     m_syslog(false),
 
@@ -357,6 +358,12 @@ bool xmrig::CommonConfig::parseInt(int key, int arg)
         }
         break;
 
+    case CalibrateAlgoTimeKey: /* --calibrate-algo-time */
+        if (arg >= 5 && arg <= 3600) {
+            m_calibrateAlgoTime = arg;
+        }
+        break;
+
     default:
         break;
     }
diff --git a/src/common/config/CommonConfig.h b/src/common/config/CommonConfig.h
index 17bab1d8..6ab0d42b 100644
--- a/src/common/config/CommonConfig.h
+++ b/src/common/config/CommonConfig.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public:
     inline bool isColors() const                   { return m_colors; }
     inline bool isDryRun() const                   { return m_dryRun; }
     inline bool isCalibrateAlgo() const            { return m_calibrateAlgo; }
+    inline int  calibrateAlgoTime() const          { return m_calibrateAlgoTime; }
     inline bool isSaveConfig() const               { return m_saveConfig; }
     inline bool isSyslog() const                   { return m_syslog; }
     inline const char *apiToken() const            { return m_apiToken.data(); }
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ protected:
     bool m_colors;
     bool m_dryRun;
     bool m_calibrateAlgo;
+    int  m_calibrateAlgoTime;
     bool m_saveConfig;
     bool m_syslog;
     bool m_watch;
diff --git a/src/common/interfaces/IConfig.h b/src/common/interfaces/IConfig.h
index cd24ac90..73fa73d5 100644
--- a/src/common/interfaces/IConfig.h
+++ b/src/common/interfaces/IConfig.h
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ public:
         NicehashKey       = 1006,
         PrintTimeKey      = 1007,
         CalibrateAlgoKey  = 10001,
-        SaveConfigKey     = 10002,
+        CalibrateAlgoTimeKey = 10002,
+        SaveConfigKey     = 10003,
 
         // xmrig cpu
         AVKey             = 'v',
diff --git a/src/core/ConfigLoader_platform.h b/src/core/ConfigLoader_platform.h
index 05c4545a..9ec6a2a5 100644
--- a/src/core/ConfigLoader_platform.h
+++ b/src/core/ConfigLoader_platform.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Options:\n\
 #endif
 "\
   --calibrate-algo         run benchmarks before mining to measure hashrates of all supported algos\n\
+  --calibrate-algo-time=N  time in seconds to run each algo benchmark round (default: 60)\n\
   -o, --url=URL            URL of mining server\n\
   -O, --userpass=U:P       username:password pair for mining server\n\
   -u, --user=USERNAME      username for mining server\n\
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ static struct option const options[] = {
     { "donate-level",      1, nullptr, xmrig::IConfig::DonateLevelKey    },
     { "dry-run",           0, nullptr, xmrig::IConfig::DryRunKey         },
     { "calibrate-algo",    0, nullptr, xmrig::IConfig::CalibrateAlgoKey  },
+    { "calibrate-algo-time", 1, nullptr, xmrig::IConfig::CalibrateAlgoTimeKey  },
     { "save-config",       0, nullptr, xmrig::IConfig::SaveConfigKey     },
     { "help",              0, nullptr, xmrig::IConfig::HelpKey           },
     { "keepalive",         0, nullptr, xmrig::IConfig::KeepAliveKey      },
diff --git a/src/workers/Benchmark.cpp b/src/workers/Benchmark.cpp
index 1ba1d23b..add486d9 100644
--- a/src/workers/Benchmark.cpp
+++ b/src/workers/Benchmark.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void Benchmark::onJobResult(const JobResult& result) {
     ++ m_hash_count;
     const uint64_t now = get_now();
     if (!m_time_start) m_time_start = now; // time of measurements start (in ms)
-    else if (now - m_time_start > m_bench_secs*1000) { // end of becnhmark round for m_pa
+    else if (now - m_time_start > static_cast<unsigned>(m_controller->config()->calibrateAlgoTime())*1000) { // end of becnhmark round for m_pa
         const float hashrate = static_cast<float>(m_hash_count) * result.diff / (now - m_time_start) * 1000.0f;
         m_controller->config()->set_algo_perf(m_pa, hashrate); // store hashrate result
         Log::i()->text(m_controller->config()->isColors()
diff --git a/src/workers/Benchmark.h b/src/workers/Benchmark.h
index f3262725..ae74310e 100644
--- a/src/workers/Benchmark.h
+++ b/src/workers/Benchmark.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "core/Controller.h"
 
 class Benchmark : public IJobResultListener {
-    const uint64_t m_bench_secs = 5; // time in seconds to benchmark each perf algo
     xmrig::PerfAlgo m_pa;  // current perf algo we benchmark
     uint64_t m_hash_count; // number of hashes calculated for current perf algo
     uint64_t m_time_start; // time of measurements start for current perf algo (in ms)