diff --git a/core/time/time_windows.odin b/core/time/time_windows.odin
index 6d4648b12..18a8c4046 100644
--- a/core/time/time_windows.odin
+++ b/core/time/time_windows.odin
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ _tick_now :: proc() -> Tick {
 		return q * num + r * num / den
 	}
 
-	// @thread_local qpc_frequency: win32.LARGE_INTEGER
-	qpc_frequency: win32.LARGE_INTEGER
+	@thread_local qpc_frequency: win32.LARGE_INTEGER
 
 	if qpc_frequency == 0 {
 		win32.QueryPerformanceFrequency(&qpc_frequency)