3 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sources/shiboken2/ApiExtractor/reporthandler.cpp b/sources/shiboken2/ApiExtractor/reporthandler.cpp
index c0c323029..ee70a8e9b 100644
--- a/sources/shiboken2/ApiExtractor/reporthandler.cpp
+++ b/sources/shiboken2/ApiExtractor/reporthandler.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcShiboken, "qt.shiboken")
 void ReportHandler::install()
 {
     qInstallMessageHandler(ReportHandler::messageOutput);
+    startTimer();
+}
+
+void ReportHandler::startTimer()
+{
     m_timer.start();
 }
 
diff --git a/sources/shiboken2/ApiExtractor/reporthandler.h b/sources/shiboken2/ApiExtractor/reporthandler.h
index 08ab7d23c..073586055 100644
--- a/sources/shiboken2/ApiExtractor/reporthandler.h
+++ b/sources/shiboken2/ApiExtractor/reporthandler.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public:
     enum DebugLevel { NoDebug, SparseDebug, MediumDebug, FullDebug };
 
     static void install();
+    static void startTimer();
 
     static DebugLevel debugLevel();
     static void setDebugLevel(DebugLevel level);
diff --git a/sources/shiboken2/ApiExtractor/tests/testutil.h b/sources/shiboken2/ApiExtractor/tests/testutil.h
index 9a2faad5c..e24e54365 100644
--- a/sources/shiboken2/ApiExtractor/tests/testutil.h
+++ b/sources/shiboken2/ApiExtractor/tests/testutil.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace TestUtil
                                       const QStringList &dropTypeEntries = QStringList())
     {
         ReportHandler::setSilent(silent);
+        ReportHandler::startTimer();
         TypeDatabase* td = TypeDatabase::instance(true);
         if (apiVersion.isEmpty())
             TypeDatabase::clearApiVersions();