diff --git a/bin/reth-bench-compare/src/node.rs b/bin/reth-bench-compare/src/node.rs
index 66f86df977..8888d5d8c0 100644
--- a/bin/reth-bench-compare/src/node.rs
+++ b/bin/reth-bench-compare/src/node.rs
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ impl NodeManager {
             "eth,reth".to_string(),
             "--disable-discovery".to_string(),
             "--trusted-only".to_string(),
+            "--disable-tx-gossip".to_string(),
         ]);
 
         // Add tracing arguments if OTLP endpoint is configured