diff --git a/src/backend/main/main.c b/src/backend/main/main.c
index 582198f..f9994d0 100644
--- a/src/backend/main/main.c
+++ b/src/backend/main/main.c
@@ -263,8 +263,11 @@ startup_hacks(const char *progname)
 		SetErrorMode(SEM_FAILCRITICALERRORS | SEM_NOGPFAULTERRORBOX);
 
 #ifndef HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY
-		/* Figure out which syscall to use to capture timestamp information */
-		init_win32_gettimeofday();
+		/*
+		 * Try to utilize high resolution syscall to capture timestamp
+		 * information
+		 */
+		init_win32_precise_gettimeofday();
 #endif
 
 	}
diff --git a/src/include/port.h b/src/include/port.h
index 26d7fcd..e53d19e 100644
--- a/src/include/port.h
+++ b/src/include/port.h
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ extern FILE *pgwin32_popen(const char *command, const char *type);
 /* Last parameter not used */
 extern int	gettimeofday(struct timeval * tp, struct timezone * tzp);
 /* On windows we need to call some backend start setup for accurate timing */
-extern void init_win32_gettimeofday(void);
+extern void init_win32_precise_gettimeofday(void);
 #endif
 #else							/* !WIN32 */
 
diff --git a/src/port/gettimeofday.c b/src/port/gettimeofday.c
index eabf161..e81e03b 100644
--- a/src/port/gettimeofday.c
+++ b/src/port/gettimeofday.c
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ static const unsigned __int64 epoch = UINT64CONST(116444736000000000);
 typedef VOID (WINAPI *PgGetSystemTimeFn)(LPFILETIME);
 
 /* Storage for the function we pick at runtime */
-static PgGetSystemTimeFn pg_get_system_time = NULL;
+static PgGetSystemTimeFn pg_get_system_time = &GetSystemTimeAsFileTime;
 
 /*
  * During backend startup, determine if GetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime is
  * available and use it; if not, fall back to GetSystemTimeAsFileTime.
  */
 void
-init_win32_gettimeofday(void)
+init_win32_precise_gettimeofday(void)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Because it's guaranteed that kernel32.dll will be linked into our