diff --git a/run_benchmarks.rb b/run_benchmarks.rb
index c1e50227..7a8d739b 100755
--- a/run_benchmarks.rb
+++ b/run_benchmarks.rb
@@ -309,8 +309,10 @@ def run_benchmarks(ruby:, ruby_description:, categories:, name_filters:, out_pat
   opts.on("--chruby=NAME::VERSION OPTIONS", "ruby version under chruby and options to be benchmarked") do |v|
     v.split(";").each do |name_version|
       name, version = name_version.split("::", 2)
+      # Convert `ruby --yjit` to `ruby::ruby --yjit`
       if version.nil?
-        version = name # allow skipping `NAME::`
+        version = name
+        name = name.shellsplit.first
       end
       version, *options = version.shellsplit
       unless executable = ["/opt/rubies/#{version}/bin/ruby", "#{ENV["HOME"]}/.rubies/#{version}/bin/ruby"].find { |path| File.executable?(path) }