diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Unix.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Unix.cpp
index edb1fe7403..da0db1b817 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Unix.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Unix.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void ArchHooks_Unix::SetTime( tm newtime )
 	system( "hwclock --systohc" );
 }
 
-int64_t ArchHooks_Unix::GetMicrosecondsSinceStart()
+static int64_t GetMicrosecondsSinceEpoch()
 {
 	struct timeval tv;
 	gettimeofday( &tv, NULL );
@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ int64_t ArchHooks_Unix::GetMicrosecondsSinceStart()
 	return int64_t(tv.tv_sec) * 1000000 + int64_t(tv.tv_usec);
 }
 
+int64_t ArchHooks::GetMicrosecondsSinceStart( bool bAccurate )
+{
+	static int64_t iStartTime = GetMicrosecondsSinceEpoch();
+	return GetMicrosecondsSinceEpoch() - iStartTime;
+}
+
 /*
  * (c) 2003-2004 Glenn Maynard
  * All rights reserved.