diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/time.hpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/time.hpp
index 5faed311f5..430ba3fade 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/time.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/time.hpp
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ namespace rsx
 {
 	static inline u64 uclock()
 	{
-		if (const u64 freq = (utils::get_tsc_freq() / 1000000))
+		static const ullong s_tsc_scaled_freq = (utils::get_tsc_freq() / 1000000);
+
+		if (s_tsc_scaled_freq)
 		{
-			return utils::get_tsc() / freq;
+			return utils::get_tsc() / s_tsc_scaled_freq;
 		}
 		else
 		{