diff --git a/graalpython/lib-graalpython/patches/metadata.toml b/graalpython/lib-graalpython/patches/metadata.toml
index 4774d0eac1..0dc34eb600 100644
--- a/graalpython/lib-graalpython/patches/metadata.toml
+++ b/graalpython/lib-graalpython/patches/metadata.toml
@@ -775,6 +775,11 @@ install-priority = 0
 patch = 'pyperf-2.3.1.patch'
 license = 'MIT'
 
+[[pyperf.rules]]
+version = '== 2.10.0'
+patch = 'pyperf-2.10.0.patch'
+license = 'MIT'
+
 [[pyperformance.rules]]
 version = '== 1.0.5'
 patch = 'pyperformance-1.0.5.patch'
diff --git a/graalpython/lib-graalpython/patches/pyperf-2.10.0.patch b/graalpython/lib-graalpython/patches/pyperf-2.10.0.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a86f98176c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graalpython/lib-graalpython/patches/pyperf-2.10.0.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/pyperf/_runner.py b/pyperf/_runner.py
+index d87a2f6..e17780f 100644
+--- a/pyperf/_runner.py
++++ b/pyperf/_runner.py
+@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Runner:
+                  loops=0, min_time=0.1, metadata=None,
+                  show_name=True,
+                  program_args=None, add_cmdline_args=None,
+-                 _argparser=None, warmups=1):
++                 _argparser=None, warmups=None):
+ 
+         # Watchdog: ensure that only once instance of Runner (or a Runner
+         # subclass) is created per process to prevent bad surprises