set prev_run_time inside afl state
diff --git a/include/afl-fuzz.h b/include/afl-fuzz.h
index 1b2b9a8..4027a88 100644
--- a/include/afl-fuzz.h
+++ b/include/afl-fuzz.h
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@
       blocks_eff_total,                 /* Blocks subject to effector maps  */
       blocks_eff_select,                /* Blocks selected as fuzzable      */
       start_time,                       /* Unix start time (ms)             */
+      prev_run_time,                    /* Runtime read from prev stats file*/
       last_path_time,                   /* Time for most recent path (ms)   */
       last_crash_time,                  /* Time for most recent crash (ms)  */
       last_hang_time;                   /* Time for most recent hang (ms)   */
@@ -1067,7 +1068,7 @@
 
 /* Stats */
 
-u32  load_stats_file(afl_state_t *);
+void load_stats_file(afl_state_t *);
 void write_setup_file(afl_state_t *, u32, char **);
 void write_stats_file(afl_state_t *, double, double, double);
 void maybe_update_plot_file(afl_state_t *, double, double);
diff --git a/src/afl-fuzz-stats.c b/src/afl-fuzz-stats.c
index 3edb5bb..880551d 100644
--- a/src/afl-fuzz-stats.c
+++ b/src/afl-fuzz-stats.c
@@ -90,20 +90,20 @@
 }
 
 /* load some of the existing stats file when resuming.*/
-u32 load_stats_file(afl_state_t *afl) {
+void load_stats_file(afl_state_t *afl) {
 
   FILE *f;
   u8    buf[MAX_LINE];
   u8 *  lptr;
   u8    fn[PATH_MAX];
   u32   lineno = 0;
-  u32   prev_run_time = 0;
+  afl->prev_run_time = 0;
   snprintf(fn, PATH_MAX, "%s/fuzzer_stats", afl->out_dir);
   f = fopen(fn, "r");
   if (!f) {
 
     WARNF("Unable to load stats file '%s'", fn);
-    return prev_run_time;
+    return;
 
   }
 
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@
         case 3:
           if (!strcmp(keystring, "run_time          ")) {
 
-            prev_run_time = 1000 * strtoull(lptr, &nptr, 10);
-            afl->start_time -= prev_run_time;
+            afl->prev_run_time = 1000 * strtoull(lptr, &nptr, 10);
+            afl->start_time -= afl->prev_run_time;
 
           }
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 
   }
 
-  return prev_run_time;
+  return;
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/afl-fuzz.c b/src/afl-fuzz.c
index b7cd251..0872495 100644
--- a/src/afl-fuzz.c
+++ b/src/afl-fuzz.c
@@ -1682,11 +1682,9 @@
 
   if (unlikely(afl->old_seed_selection)) seek_to = find_start_position(afl);
 
-  u32 prev_run_time = 0;  // to not call load_stats_file again after line 1705
   afl->start_time = get_cur_time();  // without this, time taken for
                                      // perform_dry_run gets added to run time.
-  if (afl->in_place_resume || afl->afl_env.afl_autoresume)
-    prev_run_time = load_stats_file(afl);
+  if (afl->in_place_resume || afl->afl_env.afl_autoresume) load_stats_file(afl);
   write_stats_file(afl, 0, 0, 0);
   maybe_update_plot_file(afl, 0, 0);
   save_auto(afl);
@@ -1706,7 +1704,7 @@
   // real start time, we reset, so this works correctly with -V
   afl->start_time = get_cur_time();
   if (afl->in_place_resume || afl->afl_env.afl_autoresume)
-    afl->start_time -= prev_run_time;
+    afl->start_time -= afl->prev_run_time;
 
   u32 runs_in_current_cycle = (u32)-1;
   u32 prev_queued_paths = 0;