diff --git a/ci/cscs_daint_spack_psmp.yaml b/ci/cscs_daint_spack_psmp.yaml
index be1a3660b5..98efecf2f0 100644
--- a/ci/cscs_daint_spack_psmp.yaml
+++ b/ci/cscs_daint_spack_psmp.yaml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ benchmark cp2k 1 daint node:
   script:
     - cp2k /opt/cp2k/benchmarks/CI/H2O-512_md.inp
   variables:
-    SLURM_CPU_BIND: socket
+    SLURM_CPU_BIND: cores
     SLURM_CPUS_PER_TASK: 1
     SLURM_DEBUG: 1
     SLURM_HINT: nomultithread