diff --git a/src/tests/system/benchmarks/compile_bench.sh b/src/tests/system/benchmarks/compile_bench.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..07bf6018e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/system/benchmarks/compile_bench.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+testDir=/tmp/compile_bench
+rm -rf $testDir
+mkdir -p $testDir
+cd $testDir
+
+cat << EOF > hello_world.cpp
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int
+main()
+{
+	printf("Hello world!\n");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+EOF
+
+compile_all()
+{
+	for f in $(seq 100); do
+		echo -n .
+		g++ -o $f ${f}.cpp
+	done
+}
+
+for f in $(seq 100); do
+	cp hello_world.cpp ${f}.cpp
+done
+
+time compile_all
+
+rm -rf $testDir