diff --git a/Packages/Interval_arithmetic/test/Interval_arithmetic/include/bench_generic.C b/Packages/Interval_arithmetic/test/Interval_arithmetic/include/bench_generic.C
index 6aa13ae8db5..66e1ffeeb94 100644
--- a/Packages/Interval_arithmetic/test/Interval_arithmetic/include/bench_generic.C
+++ b/Packages/Interval_arithmetic/test/Interval_arithmetic/include/bench_generic.C
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ void bench()
   t.stop();
   cout << c << "\tsqrt\t" << t.time()-dt << endl;
 
+  dt = t.time(); t.start();
+  for (i=0; i<loops; i++) { c = CGAL_square(b); }
+  t.stop();
+  cout << c << "\tsquare\t" << t.time()-dt << endl;
+
   dt = t.time(); t.start();
   for (i=0; i<loops; i++) { c = b; }
   t.stop();