diff --git a/include/haproxy/task.h b/include/haproxy/task.h
index 1020eea4d..6adba4845 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/task.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/task.h
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@
 extern volatile unsigned long global_tasks_mask; /* Mask of threads with tasks in the global runqueue */
 extern unsigned int grq_total;    /* total number of entries in the global run queue, atomic */
 extern unsigned int niced_tasks;  /* number of niced tasks in the run queue */
+
+extern THREAD_LOCAL unsigned int   samp_time;        /* total elapsed time over current sample */
+extern THREAD_LOCAL unsigned int   idle_time;        /* total idle time over current sample */
+
 extern struct pool_head *pool_head_task;
 extern struct pool_head *pool_head_tasklet;
 extern struct pool_head *pool_head_notification;
diff --git a/include/haproxy/time.h b/include/haproxy/time.h
index be9a2bb4b..436b1a8a0 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/time.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/time.h
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@
 #define SETNOW(a)		(*a=now)
 
 extern THREAD_LOCAL unsigned int   now_ms;           /* internal date in milliseconds (may wrap) */
-extern THREAD_LOCAL unsigned int   samp_time;        /* total elapsed time over current sample */
-extern THREAD_LOCAL unsigned int   idle_time;        /* total idle time over current sample */
 extern THREAD_LOCAL struct timeval now;              /* internal date is a monotonic function of real clock */
 extern THREAD_LOCAL struct timeval date;             /* the real current date */
 extern struct timeval start_date;       /* the process's start date */
diff --git a/src/task.c b/src/task.c
index 34c8624c9..f77d34300 100644
--- a/src/task.c
+++ b/src/task.c
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ DECLARE_POOL(pool_head_notification, "notification", sizeof(struct notification)
 volatile unsigned long global_tasks_mask = 0; /* Mask of threads with tasks in the global runqueue */
 unsigned int niced_tasks = 0;      /* number of niced tasks in the run queue */
 
+/* used for idle time calculation */
+THREAD_LOCAL unsigned int   samp_time = 0;     /* total elapsed time over current sample */
+THREAD_LOCAL unsigned int   idle_time = 0;     /* total idle time over current sample */
+
 THREAD_LOCAL struct task_per_thread *sched = &task_per_thread[0]; /* scheduler context for the current thread */
 
 __decl_aligned_spinlock(rq_lock); /* spin lock related to run queue */
diff --git a/src/time.c b/src/time.c
index d6ab185b4..99aed11f8 100644
--- a/src/time.c
+++ b/src/time.c
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 #include <haproxy/tools.h>
 
 THREAD_LOCAL unsigned int   now_ms;          /* internal date in milliseconds (may wrap) */
-THREAD_LOCAL unsigned int   samp_time;       /* total elapsed time over current sample */
-THREAD_LOCAL unsigned int   idle_time;       /* total idle time over current sample */
 THREAD_LOCAL struct timeval now;             /* internal date is a monotonic function of real clock */
 THREAD_LOCAL struct timeval date;            /* the real current date */
 struct timeval start_date;      /* the process's start date */
@@ -278,7 +276,6 @@ void tv_init_process_date()
 	now = after_poll = before_poll = date;
 	global_now = ((ullong)date.tv_sec << 32) + (uint)date.tv_usec;
 	global_now_ms = now.tv_sec * 1000 + now.tv_usec / 1000;
-	samp_time = idle_time = 0;
 	ti->idle_pct = 100;
 	tv_update_date(0, 1);
 }
@@ -296,7 +293,6 @@ void tv_init_thread_date()
 	old_now = _HA_ATOMIC_LOAD(&global_now);
 	now.tv_sec = old_now >> 32;
 	now.tv_usec = (uint)old_now;
-	samp_time = idle_time = 0;
 	ti->idle_pct = 100;
 	tv_update_date(0, 1);
 }