diff --git a/akka-bench-jmh/src/main/scala/akka/actor/TellOnlyBenchmark.scala b/akka-bench-jmh/src/main/scala/akka/actor/TellOnlyBenchmark.scala
index 0511ab9568..1aeb412e67 100644
--- a/akka-bench-jmh/src/main/scala/akka/actor/TellOnlyBenchmark.scala
+++ b/akka-bench-jmh/src/main/scala/akka/actor/TellOnlyBenchmark.scala
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ object TellOnlyBenchmark {
 
   class Echo extends Actor {
     def receive = {
-      case s @ `stop` =>
+      case `stop` =>
         context.stop(self)
       case m => sender ! m
     }