diff --git a/benchmark/benchmarker.h b/benchmark/benchmarker.h
index d1a46577e..b90a5a407 100644
--- a/benchmark/benchmarker.h
+++ b/benchmark/benchmarker.h
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ struct benchmarker {
     return 100.0 * a / b;
   }
 
-  void print(bool tabbed_output) const {
+  void print(bool tabbed_output, bool stage1_only) const {
     if (tabbed_output) {
       char* filename_copy = reinterpret_cast<char*>(malloc(strlen(filename)+1));
       SIMDJSON_PUSH_DISABLE_WARNINGS
@@ -503,17 +503,21 @@ struct benchmarker {
           stats->blocks_with_16_structurals_flipped, percent(stats->blocks_with_16_structurals_flipped, stats->blocks));
       }
       printf("\n");
-      printf("All Stages (excluding allocation)\n");
-      print_aggregate("|    "   , all_stages_without_allocation.best);
-      // frequently, allocation is a tiny fraction of the running time so we omit it
-      if(allocate_stage.best.elapsed_sec() > 0.01 * all_stages_without_allocation.best.elapsed_sec()) {
-        printf("|- Allocation\n");
-        print_aggregate("|    ", allocate_stage.best);
+      if(!stage1_only) {
+        printf("All Stages (excluding allocation)\n");
+        print_aggregate("|    "   , all_stages_without_allocation.best);
+        // frequently, allocation is a tiny fraction of the running time so we omit it
+        if(allocate_stage.best.elapsed_sec() > 0.01 * all_stages_without_allocation.best.elapsed_sec()) {
+          printf("|- Allocation\n");
+          print_aggregate("|    ", allocate_stage.best);
+        }
       }
       printf("|- Stage 1\n");
       print_aggregate("|    ", stage1.best);
-      printf("|- Stage 2\n");
-      print_aggregate("|    ", stage2.best);
+      if(!stage1_only) {
+        printf("|- Stage 2\n");
+        print_aggregate("|    ", stage2.best);
+      }
       if (collector.has_events()) {
         double freq1 = (stage1.best.cycles() / stage1.best.elapsed_sec()) / 1000000000.0;
         double freq2 = (stage2.best.cycles() / stage2.best.elapsed_sec()) / 1000000000.0;
diff --git a/benchmark/dom/parse.cpp b/benchmark/dom/parse.cpp
index 9a9c91269..d26622da1 100644
--- a/benchmark/dom/parse.cpp
+++ b/benchmark/dom/parse.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   if (!options.verbose) { progress.erase(); }
 
   for (size_t i=0; i<options.files.size(); i++) {
-    benchmarkers[i]->print(options.tabbed_output);
+    benchmarkers[i]->print(options.tabbed_output, options.stage1_only);
     delete benchmarkers[i];
   }
 
diff --git a/cmake/developer-options.cmake b/cmake/developer-options.cmake
index 0db8e5adf..0d2da7501 100644
--- a/cmake/developer-options.cmake
+++ b/cmake/developer-options.cmake
@@ -117,7 +117,12 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 set(CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH OFF)
 set(CMAKE_THREAD_PREFER_PTHREAD ON)
 set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
+set(SIMDJSON_STRUCTURAL_INDEXER_STEP CACHE STRING "the SIMDJSON_STRUCTURAL_INDEXER_STEP variable")
 
+if(SIMDJSON_STRUCTURAL_INDEXER_STEP)
+  message(STATUS "Setting SIMDJSON_STRUCTURAL_INDEXER_STEP to ${SIMDJSON_STRUCTURAL_INDEXER_STEP}.")
+  add_compile_definitions(SIMDJSON_STRUCTURAL_INDEXER_STEP=${SIMDJSON_STRUCTURAL_INDEXER_STEP})
+endif()
 # LTO seems to create all sorts of fun problems. Let us
 # disable temporarily.
 #include(CheckIPOSupported)
diff --git a/src/generic/stage1/json_structural_indexer.h b/src/generic/stage1/json_structural_indexer.h
index 471f566b6..cf69fa0e2 100644
--- a/src/generic/stage1/json_structural_indexer.h
+++ b/src/generic/stage1/json_structural_indexer.h
@@ -102,8 +102,11 @@ public:
 #if SIMDJSON_PREFER_REVERSE_BITS
     bits = reverse_bits(bits);
 #endif
-
+#ifdef SIMDJSON_STRUCTURAL_INDEXER_STEP
+    static constexpr const int STEP = SIMDJSON_STRUCTURAL_INDEXER_STEP;
+#else
     static constexpr const int STEP = 2;
+#endif
     static constexpr const int STEP_UNTIL = 24;
 
     write_indexes_stepped<0, STEP_UNTIL, STEP>(idx, bits, cnt);