diff --git a/src/afs/afs_fetchstore.c b/src/afs/afs_fetchstore.c
index b6e8b3f741..5688449a5b 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs_fetchstore.c
+++ b/src/afs/afs_fetchstore.c
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ afs_CacheStoreDCaches(struct vcache *avc, struct dcache **dclist,
 	bytesToXfer = alen;
 	bytesXferred = 0;
 
+	GetuTime(&xferStartTime);
 #endif /* AFS_NOSTATS */
 
 	while ( alen > 0 ) {