diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/Timer.cc b/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/Timer.cc
index a8a3c347..d1c215c6 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/Timer.cc
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/Timer.cc
@@ -195,9 +195,7 @@ void TimerImplStd::stop(void)
 
 Timer::Timer(void)
 {
-#if defined(WIN32) && defined(_MSC_VER)
-  impl_       = new TimerImplWin32;
-#elif defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__POSIX__)
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__POSIX__)
 // CLOCK_REALTIME
 // CLOCK_MONOTONIC     - ?
 // CLOCK_REALTIME_HR   - RTlinux
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/TimerWin32.cc b/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/TimerWin32.cc
index 15f56b4e..ee3859ed 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/TimerWin32.cc
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/TimerWin32.cc
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ double TimerImplWin32::seconds(void) const
    return (double)count_.QuadPart/(double)freq_.QuadPart;
 }
 
+Timer::Timer(void)
+{
+  impl_       = new TimerImplWin32;
+  state_      = Stopped;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 // ============================================================================