diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index f163fda..ae2fa3f 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ usemusl = yes
 prefix = /usr/local/musl
 includedir = $(prefix)/include
 libdir = $(prefix)/lib
--include $(ROOTDIR)/Makefile.conf
 
 AR=ar
 RANLIB=ranlib
@@ -23,6 +22,8 @@ CFLAGS += -g -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L -std=c99 -pipe -Wall
 LDFLAGS += -g -lpthread -lrt -lm
 INC += -I$(ROOTDIR)/common
 
+-include $(ROOTDIR)/Makefile.conf
+
 ifeq ($(usemusl), yes)
 CC=gcc
 LIBCC=$(shell gcc -print-file-name=libgcc.a |sed 's,/libgcc.a,,')
diff --git a/src/string/bench.c b/src/string/bench.c
index fcfc1e9..9f0a7f5 100644
--- a/src/string/bench.c
+++ b/src/string/bench.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ static int bstrstr(int N, const char *needle) {
 		haystack[l*i+l-1] ^= 1;
 	}
 	memcpy(haystack + l*i, needle, l+1);
+	reset_timer();
 	for (i=0; i<N; i++) {
 		haystack[0]^=1;
 		cs += (int)strstr(haystack, needle);