diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cb2f0c6..eb2b334 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-latest
+          - macos-latest
         rust:
           - stable
           - beta
@@ -25,8 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           override: true
 
       - run: cargo build
-      - run: cargo build --features perf_event
-      - run: cargo bench --features perf_event
+      - run: cargo bench 
       # test filter parameter for cargo bench
       - run: "[ $(cargo bench | wc -l) -gt $(cargo bench 15 | wc -l) ]"
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7586a1b..1f38c0f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ yansi = { version = "1.0.1", features = ["detect-env", "detect-tty"] }
 rustop = "=1.1.4"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")'.dependencies]
-perf-event = { version = "0.1" }
+perf-event = { version = "0.4.8" }
 
 [features]
 real_blackbox = []