1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index bd95539ff7..eeb634b9ad 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3369,6 +3369,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         exit(1);
     }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPICE
+    /* spice needs the timers to be initialized by this point */
+    qemu_spice_init();
+#endif
+
     if (icount_option && (kvm_enabled() || xen_enabled())) {
         fprintf(stderr, "-icount is not allowed with kvm or xen\n");
         exit(1);