diff --git a/benchmarks/db_bench.cc b/benchmarks/db_bench.cc
index 3090b43..3696023 100644
--- a/benchmarks/db_bench.cc
+++ b/benchmarks/db_bench.cc
@@ -187,14 +187,12 @@ class Stats {
 
   void Start() {
     next_report_ = 100;
-    last_op_finish_ = start_;
     hist_.Clear();
     done_ = 0;
     bytes_ = 0;
     seconds_ = 0;
-    start_ = g_env->NowMicros();
-    finish_ = start_;
     message_.clear();
+    start_ = finish_ = last_op_finish_ = g_env->NowMicros();
   }
 
   void Merge(const Stats& other) {