diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d414e51e..07626baa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ jobs:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest ]
         script: [ compress, mocha, release/benchmark, release/jetstream ]
         exclude:
+          - node: "0.8"
+            script: release/benchmark
           - node: "0.8"
             script: release/jetstream
     name: ${{ matrix.node }} ${{ matrix.os }} ${{ matrix.script }}