diff --git a/src/Context.cpp b/src/Context.cpp
index 693c09a47..5ce959b8f 100644
--- a/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Context.cpp
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ int Context::run ()
 
       << " init:"   << time_init_us
       << " load:"   << static_cast <long> (timer_load.total_us ())
-      << " gc:"     << static_cast <long> (timer_gc.total_us () - tdb2.load_time_us)
+      << " gc:"     << time_gc_us - tdb2.load_time_us
       << " filter:" << static_cast <long> (timer_filter.total_us ())
       << " commit:" << static_cast <long> (timer_commit.total_us ())
       << " sort:"   << static_cast <long> (timer_sort.total_us ())
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ int Context::run ()
       << " other:"  << static_cast <long> (timer_total.total_us ()  -
                                            time_init_us             -
                                            timer_load.total_us ()   -
-                                           timer_gc.total_us ()     -
+                                           time_gc_us               -
                                            tdb2.load_time_us        -
                                            timer_filter.total_us () -
                                            timer_commit.total_us () -
diff --git a/src/Context.h b/src/Context.h
index 208cede89..26b7d042c 100644
--- a/src/Context.h
+++ b/src/Context.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public:
   Timer                               timer_total         {};
   long                                time_init_us        {0};
   Timer                               timer_load;
-  Timer                               timer_gc;
+  long                                time_gc_us          {0};
   Timer                               timer_filter;
   Timer                               timer_commit;
   Timer                               timer_sort;
diff --git a/src/TDB2.cpp b/src/TDB2.cpp
index 34b085a2d..8b2f12fc9 100644
--- a/src/TDB2.cpp
+++ b/src/TDB2.cpp
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ void TDB2::show_diff (
 // - waiting task in pending that needs to be un-waited
 void TDB2::gc ()
 {
-  context.timer_gc.start ();
+  Timer timer;
 
   // Allowed as an override, but not recommended.
   if (context.config.getBoolean ("gc"))
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ void TDB2::gc ()
       completed.dependency_scan ();
   }
 
-  context.timer_gc.stop ();
+  context.time_gc_us += timer.total_us ();
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////