diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ed677ebc2b2f1..2380045fb0c50 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -266,9 +266,6 @@ redundant_explicit_links = "allow"
 [profile.dev]
 lto = 'off'
 
-[profile.bench]
-lto = 'off'
-
 [profile.release]
 debug = "full"
 split-debuginfo = "packed"
diff --git a/src/connector/benches/nexmark_integration.rs b/src/connector/benches/nexmark_integration.rs
index 28596e26eec19..c2c735d1c2089 100644
--- a/src/connector/benches/nexmark_integration.rs
+++ b/src/connector/benches/nexmark_integration.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ fn make_batch() -> Vec<SourceMessage> {
 
     generator
         .by_ref()
-        .take(1024)
+        .take(16384)
         .map(|(i, e)| {
             let payload = serde_json::to_vec(&e).unwrap();
             SourceMessage {