diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a7fa26a..f662ba8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /bind9
+/knot-dns
 /ldns
 /hickory-dns
 
diff --git a/build_kdig.sh b/build_kdig.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a7b28ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_kdig.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source .build.sh
+
+echo
+echo '==> Checking deps'
+which git
+which autoreconf
+which make
+which gcc || which clang
+
+echo
+echo '==> Cloning repo'
+clone https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-dns.git knot-dns
+
+cd knot-dns
+trap 'cd ..' EXIT
+set_cflags
+use_lto
+
+echo
+echo '==> autoreconf -fi'
+autoreconf -fi
+
+echo
+echo '==> ./configure (check deps, generate config)'
+./configure \
+  --disable-daemon --disable-modules --disable-documentation \
+  --disable-systemd --disable-dbus --disable-maxminddb --disable-quic \
+  --without-module-geoip --without-module-noudp --without-module-dnsproxy \
+  --without-libidn
+
+echo
+echo '==> make'
+make_maxthreads
+
+echo
+echo '==> Done'
diff --git a/main.sh b/main.sh
index df2f62c..e2d6fcf 100755
--- a/main.sh
+++ b/main.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ built_or_system () {
 }
 
 exe_dig="bind9/bin/dig/dig"
+exe_kdig="knot-dns/src/kdig"
 exe_drill="ldns/drill/drill"
 exe_hr="hickory-dns/target/release/resolve"
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ echo '==> Checking deps'
 which unbound
 which hyperfine
 exe_dig=$(built_or_system "$exe_dig" dig "build_dig.sh" bind-utils)
+exe_kdig=$(built_or_system "$exe_kdig" kdig "build_kdig.sh" knot-utils)
 exe_drill=$(built_or_system "$exe_drill" drill "build_drill.sh" ldns)
 exe_hr=$(built_or_system "$exe_hr" resolve "build_hr.sh")
 
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ sleep 2
 run_bench () {
   hyperfine -N -w 200 \
     "$exe_dig -p 2253 +short $1 $2 @127.0.0.1" \
+    "$exe_kdig -p 2253 +short $1 $2 @127.0.0.1" \
     "$exe_drill -p 2253 -Q $1 $2 @127.0.0.1" \
     "$exe_hr -n 127.0.0.1:2253 -t $1 $2"
 }