diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index 14c70ca3..5a8738a2 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ static int pad_percents = 0;
 static char *global_text = 0;
 long global_text_lines;
 
+static int total_updates;
 static int updatereset;
 
 int check_contains(char *f, char *s)
diff --git a/src/conky.h b/src/conky.h
index 63615f2e..78f30d6f 100644
--- a/src/conky.h
+++ b/src/conky.h
@@ -332,8 +332,6 @@ enum x_initialiser_state {
 extern int output_methods;
 extern enum x_initialiser_state x_initialised;
 
-int total_updates;
-
 #define DEFAULT_TEXT_BUFFER_SIZE_S "##DEFAULT_TEXT_BUFFER_SIZE"
 
 #endif /* _conky_h_ */
diff --git a/src/freebsd.c b/src/freebsd.c
index fcdcfce3..20c4e27b 100644
--- a/src/freebsd.c
+++ b/src/freebsd.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void update_net_stats()
 
 	/* get delta */
 	delta = current_update_time - last_update_time;
-	if (delta <= 0.0001 && total_updates != 0) {
+	if (delta <= 0.0001) {
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/linux.c b/src/linux.c
index c94caec2..74fceb35 100644
--- a/src/linux.c
+++ b/src/linux.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ void update_net_stats(void)
 
 	/* get delta */
 	delta = current_update_time - last_update_time;
-	if (delta <= 0.0001 && total_updates != 0) {
+	if (delta <= 0.0001) {
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/netbsd.c b/src/netbsd.c
index 58f111d3..63023d58 100644
--- a/src/netbsd.c
+++ b/src/netbsd.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void update_net_stats()
 
 	/* get delta */
 	delta = current_update_time - last_update_time;
-	if (delta <= 0.0001 && total_updates != 0) {
+	if (delta <= 0.0001) {
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/openbsd.c b/src/openbsd.c
index 599f2528..5a1d3213 100644
--- a/src/openbsd.c
+++ b/src/openbsd.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ void update_net_stats()
 
 	/* get delta */
 	delta = current_update_time - last_update_time;
-	if (delta <= 0.0001 && total_updates != 0) {
+	if (delta <= 0.0001) {
 		return;
 	}