diff --git a/bare-metal-bsp b/bare-metal-bsp
index 9a78fe2..ef001e5 160000
--- a/bare-metal-bsp
+++ b/bare-metal-bsp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 9a78fe247376c056cac0e6f716b8ee2a34f46c1d
+Subproject commit ef001e55e8973799bc1b3b204b93708976b1e693
diff --git a/benchmarks/coremark/Makefile b/benchmarks/coremark/Makefile
index ffc36d0..4586e49 100644
--- a/benchmarks/coremark/Makefile
+++ b/benchmarks/coremark/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 TARGET := coremark
 ISA?=imc
-ITERATIONS?=0
+ITERATIONS?=400
 
 ASM_SRCS := 
 C_SRCS := core_list_join.c core_main.c core_matrix.c core_state.c core_util.c core_portme.c ee_printf.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ vpath %.c cm
 
 BOARD?=iss
 LINK_TARGET=link
+
 RISCV_ARCH:=rv32$(ISA)
 ifeq ($(ISA),e)
     RISCV_ABI:=ilp32e
@@ -30,7 +31,3 @@ TOOL_DIR=$(dir $(compiler))
 
 BSP_BASE = ../../bare-metal-bsp
 include $(BSP_BASE)/env/common-gcc.mk
-
-
-#riscv64-unknown-elf-gcc -march=rv32imc_zicsr_zifencei -mabi=ilp32 -O3 -DCLOCKS_PER_SEC=10000000 -nostdlib -nostartfiles -nodefaultlibs -funroll-loops -fpeel-loops -fgcse-sm -fgcse-las -flto -g -DBOARD_TGCP -I../tgc -I. -DFLAGS_STR=\""-march=rv32imc_zicsr_zifencei -mabi=ilp32 -O3 -DCLOCKS_PER_SEC=10000000 -nostdlib -nostartfiles -nodefaultlibs -funroll-loops -fpeel-loops -fgcse-sm -fgcse-las -flto -g -DBOARD_TGCP -DPERFORMANCE_RUN=1  -T ../../../bare-metal-bsp/env/TGCP/link.lds"\" -I../../../bare-metal-bsp/env/TGCP -DITERATIONS=0 -DPERFORMANCE_RUN=1 -c ../tgc/ee_printf.c -o ee_printf.o
-#riscv64-unknown-elf-gcc -march=rv32imc_zicsr_zifencei -mabi=ilp32 -g  ./core_list_join.o ./core_main.o ./core_matrix.o ./core_state.o ./core_util.o ./core_portme.o ./ee_printf.o -o ./coremark.elf -T ../../../bare-metal-bsp/env/TGCP/link.lds
diff --git a/benchmarks/dhrystone/Makefile b/benchmarks/dhrystone/Makefile
index 4416463..a1f01e0 100644
--- a/benchmarks/dhrystone/Makefile
+++ b/benchmarks/dhrystone/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 TARGET := dhrystone
 ISA?=imc
+ITERATIONS?=20000
 
 ASM_SRCS := 
 C_SRCS := dhry_stubs.c dhry_1.c dhry_2.c
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ else
     RISCV_ABI:=ilp32
 endif
 # '-lgcc -lm' are needed to add softfloat routines
-CFLAGS  := -g -march=$(RISCV_ARCH)_zicsr_zifencei -mabi=$(RISCV_ABI) -mcmodel=medlow -O3 -DHZ=32768 -DTIME -DNO_INIT -fno-inline -fno-builtin-printf -fno-common -Wno-implicit \
+CFLAGS  := -g -march=$(RISCV_ARCH)_zicsr_zifencei -mabi=$(RISCV_ABI) -mcmodel=medlow -O3 -DITERATIONS=$(ITERATIONS) -DHZ=32768 -DTIME -DNO_INIT -fno-inline -fno-builtin-printf -fno-common -Wno-implicit \
  -funroll-loops -fpeel-loops -fgcse-sm -fgcse-las
 LDFLAGS := -g -march=$(RISCV_ARCH)_zicsr_zifencei -mabi=$(RISCV_ABI) -mcmodel=medlow -Wl,--wrap=scanf -Wl,--wrap=printf -Wl,--wrap=exit -lgcc -lm
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/dhrystone/dhry_stubs.c b/benchmarks/dhrystone/dhry_stubs.c
index cbaade5..a3e7b7c 100644
--- a/benchmarks/dhrystone/dhry_stubs.c
+++ b/benchmarks/dhrystone/dhry_stubs.c
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #include "platform.h"
+#ifndef ITERATIONS
+#define ITERATIONS 20000
+#endif
 
 /* The functions in this file are only meant to support Dhrystone on an
  * embedded RV32 system and are obviously incorrect in general. */
@@ -11,7 +14,7 @@ long time(void)
 // set the number of dhrystone iterations
 void __wrap_scanf(const char* fmt, int* n)
 {
-  *n = 20000;
+  *n = ITERATIONS;
 }
 
 extern volatile uint32_t tohost;