diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/mailbox_b.c b/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/mailbox_b.c
index acbae27c53f..86c11fc7a28 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/mailbox_b.c
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/mailbox_b.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ static struct k_mbox_msg message;
 	    "                |\n", output_file))
 #define PRINT_ONE_RESULT()                                                   \
 	PRINT_F(output_file, "|%11u|%32.3f|%32f|\n", putsize, puttime / 1000.0,\
-	     (1000.0 * putsize) / puttime)
+	     (1000.0 * putsize) / SAFE_DIVISOR(puttime))
 
 #define PRINT_OVERHEAD()                                                     \
 	PRINT_F(output_file,						\
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static struct k_mbox_msg message;
 #define PRINT_XFER_RATE()                                                     \
 	double netto_transfer_rate;                                           \
 	netto_transfer_rate = 1000.0 * \
-		(putsize >> 1) / (puttime - empty_msg_put_time);	\
+		(putsize >> 1) / SAFE_DIVISOR(puttime - empty_msg_put_time);  \
 	PRINT_F(output_file,						\
 	     "| raw transfer rate:     %10.3f MB/sec (without"		\
 	     " overhead)                 |\n", netto_transfer_rate)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static struct k_mbox_msg message;
 
 #define PRINT_ONE_RESULT()                                                   \
 	PRINT_F(output_file, "|%11u|%32u|%32u|\n", putsize, puttime,	     \
-	     (u32_t)((1000000 * (u64_t)putsize) / puttime))
+	     (u32_t)((1000000 * (u64_t)putsize) / SAFE_DIVISOR(puttime)))
 
 #define PRINT_OVERHEAD()                                                     \
 	PRINT_F(output_file,						\
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static struct k_mbox_msg message;
 	PRINT_F(output_file, "| raw transfer rate:     %10u KB/sec (without" \
 	     " overhead)                 |\n",                               \
 	     (u32_t)(1000000 * (u64_t)(putsize >> 1)                   \
-	     / (puttime - empty_msg_put_time)))
+	     / SAFE_DIVISOR(puttime - empty_msg_put_time)))
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/master.h b/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/master.h
index 5a694f75c2c..4c61b82b10c 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/master.h
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/master.h
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ extern char sline[];
 	"|--------------------------------------" \
 	"---------------------------------------|\n"
 
+/*
+ * To avoid divisions by 0 faults, wrap the divisor with this macro
+ */
+#define SAFE_DIVISOR(a) (((a) != 0)?(a):1)
 
 
 /* pipe amount of content to receive (0+, 1+, all) */
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/pipe_b.c b/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/pipe_b.c
index ff5f99e62a0..bf3c0d44241 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/pipe_b.c
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/pipe_b.c
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 	     "|%5u|%5u|%10.3f|%10.3f|%10.3f|%10.3f|%10.3f|%10.3f|\n",     \
 	     putsize, putsize, puttime[0] / 1000.0, puttime[1] / 1000.0,  \
 	     puttime[2] / 1000.0,                                         \
-	     (1000.0 * putsize) / puttime[0],                             \
-	     (1000.0 * putsize) / puttime[1],                             \
-	     (1000.0 * putsize) / puttime[2])
+	     (1000.0 * putsize) / SAFE_DIVISOR(puttime[0]),               \
+	     (1000.0 * putsize) / SAFE_DIVISOR(puttime[1]),               \
+	     (1000.0 * putsize) / SAFE_DIVISOR(puttime[2]))
 
 #define PRINT_1_TO_N_HEADER()                                             \
 	do { \
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
 	     puttime[0] / 1000.0,                                     \
 	     puttime[1] / 1000.0,                                     \
 	     puttime[2] / 1000.0,                                     \
-	     (1000.0 * putsize) / puttime[0],                         \
-	     (1000.0 * putsize) / puttime[1],                         \
-	     (1000.0 * putsize) / puttime[2])
+	     (1000.0 * putsize) / SAFE_DIVISOR(puttime[0]),           \
+	     (1000.0 * putsize) / SAFE_DIVISOR(puttime[1]),           \
+	     (1000.0 * putsize) / SAFE_DIVISOR(puttime[2]))
 
 #else
 #define PRINT_ALL_TO_N_HEADER_UNIT()                                       \
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
 	     "|%5u|%5u|%10u|%10u|%10u|%10u|%10u|%10u|\n",                 \
 	     putsize, putsize, puttime[0], puttime[1],                    \
 	     puttime[2],                                                  \
-	     (1000000 * putsize) / puttime[0],                            \
-	     (1000000 * putsize) / puttime[1],                            \
-	     (1000000 * putsize) / puttime[2])
+	     (1000000 * putsize) / SAFE_DIVISOR(puttime[0]),              \
+	     (1000000 * putsize) / SAFE_DIVISOR(puttime[1]),              \
+	     (1000000 * putsize) / SAFE_DIVISOR(puttime[2]))
 
 #define PRINT_1_TO_N_HEADER()                                             \
 	do { \
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@
 	     puttime[0],                                             \
 	     puttime[1],                                             \
 	     puttime[2],                                             \
-	     (u32_t)((1000000 * (u64_t)putsize) / puttime[0]), \
-	     (u32_t)((1000000 * (u64_t)putsize) / puttime[1]), \
-	     (u32_t)((1000000 * (u64_t)putsize) / puttime[2]))
+	     (u32_t)((1000000 * (u64_t)putsize) / SAFE_DIVISOR(puttime[0])), \
+	     (u32_t)((1000000 * (u64_t)putsize) / SAFE_DIVISOR(puttime[1])), \
+	     (u32_t)((1000000 * (u64_t)putsize) / SAFE_DIVISOR(puttime[2])))
 #endif /* FLOAT */
 
 /*