diff --git a/Engine/source/gfx/gfxDevice.cpp b/Engine/source/gfx/gfxDevice.cpp
index 528467f56..d5195d880 100644
--- a/Engine/source/gfx/gfxDevice.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/gfx/gfxDevice.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ GFXDevice::GFXDevice()
 
    // Initialize our drawing utility.
    mDrawer = NULL;
-
+   mFrameTime = PlatformTimer::create();
    // Add a few system wide shader macros.
    GFXShader::addGlobalMacro( "TORQUE", "1" );
    GFXShader::addGlobalMacro( "TORQUE_VERSION", String::ToString(getVersionNumber()) );