diff --git a/benches/wgpu.rs b/benches/wgpu.rs
index c8d38dc9..47e3f7cc 100644
--- a/benches/wgpu.rs
+++ b/benches/wgpu.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ fn benchmark<'a>(
             &[],
         );
 
-        engine.submit(&queue, encoder);
+        let submission = engine.submit(&queue, encoder);
+
+        let _ = device.poll(wgpu::Maintain::WaitForSubmissionIndex(submission));
     });
 }