diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/index-modes/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/index-modes/benchmark/benchmark.js
index 86fa5b935b17..8eb2581d62ce 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/index-modes/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/index-modes/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 	b.tic();
 	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
 		out = modes();
-		if ( out.length !== 3 ) {
-			b.fail( 'should return an array of length 3' );
+		if ( out.length < 2 ) {
+			b.fail( 'should return an array of strings' );
 		}
 	}
 	b.toc();