diff --git a/install.py b/install.py
index ea825e6f7..943de9dc1 100644
--- a/install.py
+++ b/install.py
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ def pip_install_requirements(requirements_txt="requirements.txt"):
         end="",
         flush=True,
     )
+    if args.userbenchmark:
+        TORCH_DEPS = ["torch"]
     try:
         versions = get_pkg_versions(TORCH_DEPS)
     except ModuleNotFoundError as e: