diff --git a/tests/bench/report.py b/tests/bench/report.py
index 08897a7ba3..17ac17b0b2 100755
--- a/tests/bench/report.py
+++ b/tests/bench/report.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ settings.Settings().load_file("cross.yaml")
 def single(bench, cat, prop):
     f = f"bench/{bench}{cat}.bench"
     with open(f, "r") as f:
-        runs = yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.CLoader)
+        runs = yaml.safe_load(f)
     stats_helper = rundata.RunDataStatsHelper.init_from_dicts(runs)
     stat = stats.TestedPairsAndSingles(stats_helper.valid_runs())
     if stat.singles: