diff --git a/media-gfx/krita/krita-5.2.6.ebuild b/media-gfx/krita/krita-5.2.6.ebuild
index 057f0f3539d7f..00fbf4b56f358 100644
--- a/media-gfx/krita/krita-5.2.6.ebuild
+++ b/media-gfx/krita/krita-5.2.6.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ pkg_setup() {
 	ecm_pkg_setup
 }
 
+src_prepare() {
+	ecm_src_prepare
+	cmake_comment_add_subdirectory benchmarks # bug 939842
+}
+
 src_configure() {
 	# Prevent sandbox violation from FindPyQt5.py module
 	# See Gentoo-bug 655918