diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 504bad7..d821d83 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 // main function
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+    ggml_time_init();
     const int64_t t_main_start_us = ggml_time_us();
 
     vit_params params;