diff --git a/src/uxnemu.c b/src/uxnemu.c
index 6438c28..6ba6737 100644
--- a/src/uxnemu.c
+++ b/src/uxnemu.c
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ static int
 run(Uxn *u)
 {
 	Uint64 next_refresh = 0;
-	Uint64 now = SDL_GetPerformanceCounter();
+	Uint64 now;
 	Uint64 frame_interval = SDL_GetPerformanceFrequency() / 60;
 	for(;;) {
 		Uint16 screen_vector;
@@ -489,9 +489,9 @@ run(Uxn *u)
 			if(uxn_screen.x2)
 				redraw();
 		}
-		if(BENCH)
-			;
-		else if(screen_vector || uxn_screen.x2) {
+		if(BENCH) {
+			/* no delay */
+		} else if(screen_vector || uxn_screen.x2) {
 			Uint64 delay_ms = (next_refresh - now) / ms_interval;
 			if(delay_ms > 0) SDL_Delay(delay_ms);
 		} else