diff --git a/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst b/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst
index 2cdffb335a66..fa7fb34f8eff 100644
--- a/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst
+++ b/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ file structure:
             software_isp: # true/false
     software_isp:
       copy_input_buffer: # true/false
-      measure:
+      benchmark:
         skip: # non-negative integer, frames to skip initially
         number: # non-negative integer, frames to measure
       mode: # cpu/gpu
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Configuration file example
              software_isp: true
      software_isp:
        copy_input_buffer: false
-       measure:
+       benchmark:
          skip: 50
          number: 30
        mode: gpu
@@ -166,13 +166,13 @@ software_isp.copy_input_buffer
 
    Example value: ``false``
 
-software_isp.measure.skip, software_isp.measure.number
-   Define per-frame time measurement parameters in software ISP. `skip`
+software_isp.benchmark.skip, software_isp.benchmark.number
+   Define performance measurement parameters for the software ISP. `skip`
    defines how many initial frames are skipped before starting the
    measurement; `number` defines how many frames then participate in the
    measurement.
 
-   Set `software_isp.measure.number` to 0 to disable the measurement.
+   Set `software_isp.benchmark.number` to 0 to disable the measurement.
 
    Example `skip` value: ``50``
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/benchmark.cpp b/src/libcamera/software_isp/benchmark.cpp
index 96f0ae004563..22cc8cfb984e 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/benchmark.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/benchmark.cpp
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ Benchmark::Benchmark(const CameraManager &cm, const std::string &name)
 	const GlobalConfiguration &configuration = cm._d()->configuration();
 
 	skipBeforeMeasure_ = configuration.option<unsigned int>(
-						{ "software_isp", "measure", "skip" })
-							.value_or(skipBeforeMeasure_);
-	framesToMeasure_ = configuration.option<unsigned int>(
-						{ "software_isp", "measure", "number" })
-							.value_or(framesToMeasure_);
+						{ "software_isp", "benchmark", "skip" })
+					  .value_or(skipBeforeMeasure_);
+        framesToMeasure_ = configuration.option<unsigned int>(
+						{ "software_isp", "benchmark", "number" })
+					.value_or(framesToMeasure_);
 }
 
 Benchmark::~Benchmark()