diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 8d0c0c6b..9ebf5c5c 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "book.h"
 #include "evaluate.h"
 #include "history.h"
-#include "misc.h"
 #include "movegen.h"
 #include "movepick.h"
 #include "search.h"
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ namespace Search {
   LimitsType Limits;
   std::vector<RootMove> RootMoves;
   Position RootPosition;
+  Time SearchTime;
 }
 
 using std::string;
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ namespace {
 
   size_t MultiPV, UCIMultiPV, PVIdx;
   TimeManager TimeMgr;
-  Time SearchTime;
   int BestMoveChanges;
   int SkillLevel;
   bool SkillLevelEnabled, Chess960;
@@ -253,7 +252,6 @@ void Search::think() {
   Position& pos = RootPosition;
   Chess960 = pos.is_chess960();
   Eval::RootColor = pos.side_to_move();
-  SearchTime.restart();
   TimeMgr.init(Limits, pos.startpos_ply_counter(), pos.side_to_move());
   TT.new_search();
   H.clear();
diff --git a/src/search.h b/src/search.h
index c957c34b..b6f28a73 100644
--- a/src/search.h
+++ b/src/search.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "misc.h"
 #include "types.h"
 
 class Position;
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ extern volatile SignalsType Signals;
 extern LimitsType Limits;
 extern std::vector<RootMove> RootMoves;
 extern Position RootPosition;
+extern Time SearchTime;
 
 extern void init();
 extern int64_t perft(Position& pos, Depth depth);
diff --git a/src/thread.cpp b/src/thread.cpp
index 6fefd58a..2dcbf910 100644
--- a/src/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/thread.cpp
@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ void ThreadsManager::start_searching(const Position& pos, const LimitsType& limi
                                      const std::set<Move>& searchMoves) {
   wait_for_search_finished();
 
+  SearchTime.restart(); // As early as possible
+
   Signals.stopOnPonderhit = Signals.firstRootMove = false;
   Signals.stop = Signals.failedLowAtRoot = false;