diff --git a/magick/cache.c b/magick/cache.c
index 195c3a0..78d6122 100644
--- a/magick/cache.c
+++ b/magick/cache.c
@@ -2172,22 +2172,21 @@
static MagickSizeType
time_limit = 0;
+ static time_t
+ cache_timer = 0;
+
if (image->debug != MagickFalse)
(void) LogMagickEvent(TraceEvent,GetMagickModule(),"%s",image->filename);
- if (time_limit == 0)
- time_limit=GetMagickResourceLimit(TimeResource);
- if (time_limit != MagickResourceInfinity)
- {
- static time_t
- cache_timer = 0;
-
- if (cache_timer == 0)
- cache_timer=time((time_t *) NULL);
- if ((MagickSizeType) (time((time_t *) NULL)-cache_timer) >= time_limit)
- ThrowFatalException(ResourceLimitFatalError,"TimeLimitExceeded");
- }
status=MagickTrue;
LockSemaphoreInfo(image->semaphore);
+ if (time_limit == 0)
+ {
+ time_limit=GetMagickResourceLimit(TimeResource);
+ cache_timer=time((time_t *) NULL);
+ }
+ if ((time_limit != MagickResourceInfinity) &&
+ ((MagickSizeType) (time((time_t *) NULL)-cache_timer) >= time_limit))
+ ThrowFatalException(ResourceLimitFatalError,"TimeLimitExceeded");
assert(image->cache != (Cache) NULL);
cache_info=(CacheInfo *) image->cache;
destroy=MagickFalse;