diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/qu2cu/benchmark.py b/Lib/fontTools/qu2cu/benchmark.py
index 3c9a1c693..f6edc8679 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/qu2cu/benchmark.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/qu2cu/benchmark.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def setup_quadratic_to_curves():
     return quadratics, MAX_ERR
 
 
-def run_benchmark(module, function, setup_suffix="", repeat=5, number=10):
+def run_benchmark(module, function, setup_suffix="", repeat=10, number=20):
     setup_func = "setup_" + function
     if setup_suffix:
         print("%s with %s:" % (function, setup_suffix), end="")