1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/rts/RtsStartup.c b/rts/RtsStartup.c
index a3dddb03f5..5e2495844c 100644
--- a/rts/RtsStartup.c
+++ b/rts/RtsStartup.c
@@ -285,6 +285,13 @@ hs_init_ghc(int *argc, char **argv[], RtsConfig rts_config)
     /* Initialise libdw session pool */
     libdwPoolInit();
 
+    /* Start the "ticker" and profiling timer but don't start until the
+     * scheduler is up. However, the ticker itself needs to be initialized
+     * before the scheduler to ensure that the ticker mutex is initialized as
+     * moreCapabilities will attempt to acquire it.
+     */
+    initTimer();
+
     /* initialise scheduler data structures (needs to be done before
      * initStorage()).
      */
@@ -366,7 +373,6 @@ hs_init_ghc(int *argc, char **argv[], RtsConfig rts_config)
     initHeapProfiling();
 
     /* start the virtual timer 'subsystem'. */
-    initTimer();
     startTimer();
 
 #if defined(RTS_USER_SIGNALS)
@@ -575,6 +581,10 @@ hs_exit_(bool wait_foreign)
    if (is_io_mng_native_p())
       hs_restoreConsoleCP();
 #endif
+
+    /* tear down statistics subsystem */
+    stat_exit();
+
     /* free hash table storage */
     exitHashTable();