diff --git a/build/tasks/build-task.coffee b/build/tasks/build-task.coffee
index 6ec8475b1..5e51fec8a 100644
--- a/build/tasks/build-task.coffee
+++ b/build/tasks/build-task.coffee
@@ -88,14 +88,19 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
 
     testFolderPattern = new RegExp("#{_.escapeRegExp(path.sep)}te?sts?#{_.escapeRegExp(path.sep)}")
     exampleFolderPattern = new RegExp("#{_.escapeRegExp(path.sep)}examples?#{_.escapeRegExp(path.sep)}")
+    benchmarkFolderPattern = new RegExp("#{_.escapeRegExp(path.sep)}benchmarks?#{_.escapeRegExp(path.sep)}")
 
     nodeModulesFilter = new RegExp(ignoredPaths.join('|'))
     filterNodeModule = (pathToCopy) ->
+      return true if benchmarkFolderPattern.test(pathToCopy)
+
       pathToCopy = path.resolve(pathToCopy)
       nodeModulesFilter.test(pathToCopy) or testFolderPattern.test(pathToCopy) or exampleFolderPattern.test(pathToCopy)
 
     packageFilter = new RegExp("(#{ignoredPaths.join('|')})|(.+\\.(cson|coffee)$)")
     filterPackage = (pathToCopy) ->
+      return true if benchmarkFolderPattern.test(pathToCopy)
+
       pathToCopy = path.resolve(pathToCopy)
       packageFilter.test(pathToCopy) or testFolderPattern.test(pathToCopy) or exampleFolderPattern.test(pathToCopy)