diff --git a/code/sys/sys_main.c b/code/sys/sys_main.c
index be9e2f0b..805a0c60 100644
--- a/code/sys/sys_main.c
+++ b/code/sys/sys_main.c
@@ -534,6 +534,11 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
 
 	Sys_PlatformInit( );
 
+	// Set the initial time base.
+	// If not called here com_frameTime will always be zero.
+	// com_frameTime should be pseudo random.
+	Sys_Milliseconds();
+
 	Sys_ParseArgs( argc, argv );
 	Sys_SetBinaryPath( Sys_Dirname( argv[ 0 ] ) );
 	Sys_SetDefaultInstallPath( DEFAULT_BASEDIR );