2 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/benchmarks/pthread_benchmark.cpp b/benchmarks/pthread_benchmark.cpp
index 621fcb6..c010dd2 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pthread_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/benchmarks/pthread_benchmark.cpp
@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 
+// Stop GCC optimizing out our pure function.
+/* Must not be static! */ pthread_t (*pthread_self_fp)() = pthread_self;
+
 static void BM_pthread_self(int iters) {
   StartBenchmarkTiming();
 
   for (int i = 0; i < iters; ++i) {
-    pthread_self();
+    pthread_self_fp();
   }
 
   StopBenchmarkTiming();
diff --git a/benchmarks/unistd_benchmark.cpp b/benchmarks/unistd_benchmark.cpp
index f2c9d73..c35e7c3 100644
--- a/benchmarks/unistd_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/benchmarks/unistd_benchmark.cpp
@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@ static void BM_unistd_getpid(int iters) {
 }
 BENCHMARK(BM_unistd_getpid);
 
+// Stop GCC optimizing out our pure function.
+/* Must not be static! */ pid_t (*gettid_fp)() = gettid;
+
 static void BM_unistd_gettid(int iters) {
   StartBenchmarkTiming();
 
   for (int i = 0; i < iters; ++i) {
-    gettid();
+    gettid_fp();
   }
 
   StopBenchmarkTiming();