diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 3209183..aff8b3f 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@
     time_fd = mch_fopen(STARTUPTIME, "a");
     TIME_MSG("--- VIM STARTING ---");
 #endif
+    starttime = time(NULL);
 
 #ifdef __EMX__
     _wildcard(&params.argc, &params.argv);