--- a/node/cli/src/command.rs
+++ b/node/cli/src/command.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 	cli::{Cli, RelayChainCli, Subcommand},
 	service::{new_partial, start_node, start_dev_node},
 };
+#[cfg(feature = "runtime-benchmarks")]
+use crate::chain_spec::default_runtime;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "unique-runtime")]
 use crate::service::UniqueRuntimeExecutor;
@@ -46,6 +48,9 @@
 
 use crate::service::OpalRuntimeExecutor;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "runtime-benchmarks")]
+use crate::service::DefaultRuntimeExecutor;
+
 use codec::Encode;
 use cumulus_primitives_core::ParaId;
 use cumulus_client_cli::generate_genesis_block;
--- a/node/cli/src/service.rs
+++ b/node/cli/src/service.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,23 @@
 /// Opal native executor instance.
 pub struct OpalRuntimeExecutor;
 
+#[cfg(all(feature = "unique-runtime", feature = "runtime-benchmarks"))]
+pub type DefaultRuntimeExecutor = UniqueRuntimeExecutor;
+
+#[cfg(all(
+	not(feature = "unique-runtime"),
+	feature = "quartz-runtime",
+	feature = "runtime-benchmarks"
+))]
+pub type DefaultRuntimeExecutor = QuartzRuntimeExecutor;
+
+#[cfg(all(
+	not(feature = "unique-runtime"),
+	not(feature = "quartz-runtime"),
+	feature = "runtime-benchmarks"
+))]
+pub type DefaultRuntimeExecutor = OpalRuntimeExecutor;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "unique-runtime")]
 impl NativeExecutionDispatch for UniqueRuntimeExecutor {
 	type ExtendHostFunctions = frame_benchmarking::benchmarking::HostFunctions;