diff --git a/configs/example/gem5_library/x86-spec-cpu2006-benchmarks.py b/configs/example/gem5_library/x86-spec-cpu2006-benchmarks.py
index a681ecadcb..e7a9e824a6 100644
--- a/configs/example/gem5_library/x86-spec-cpu2006-benchmarks.py
+++ b/configs/example/gem5_library/x86-spec-cpu2006-benchmarks.py
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ def handle_exit():
     print("Done bootling Linux")
     print("Resetting stats at the start of ROI!")
     m5.stats.reset()
+    processor.switch()
     yield False  # E.g., continue the simulation.
     print("Dump stats at the end of the ROI!")
     m5.stats.dump()
@@ -304,7 +305,11 @@ print("All simulation events were successful.")
 
 print("Performance statistics:")
 
-print("Simulated time: " + ((str(simulator.get_roi_ticks()[0]))))
+roi_begin_ticks = simulator.get_tick_stopwatch()[0][1]
+roi_end_ticks = simulator.get_tick_stopwatch()[0][1]
+
+print("roi simulated ticks: " + str(roi_end_ticks - roi_begin_ticks))
+
 print(
     "Ran a total of", simulator.get_current_tick() / 1e12, "simulated seconds"
 )