diff --git a/ioengines.c b/ioengines.c
index 3ef0d03..9daeaab 100644
--- a/ioengines.c
+++ b/ioengines.c
@@ -210,6 +210,15 @@
 	return r;
 }
 
+static inline int get_issue_time(struct thread_data *td)
+{
+	if (td->o.read_iolog_file ||
+	    !td->o.disable_clat || !td->o.disable_slat || !td->o.disable_bw)
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int td_io_queue(struct thread_data *td, struct io_u *io_u)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -226,7 +235,8 @@
 	io_u->resid = 0;
 
 	if (td->io_ops->flags & FIO_SYNCIO) {
-		fio_gettime(&io_u->issue_time, NULL);
+		if (get_issue_time(td))
+			fio_gettime(&io_u->issue_time, NULL);
 
 		/*
 		 * only used for iolog
@@ -269,7 +279,8 @@
 	}
 
 	if ((td->io_ops->flags & FIO_SYNCIO) == 0) {
-		fio_gettime(&io_u->issue_time, NULL);
+		if (get_issue_time(td))
+			fio_gettime(&io_u->issue_time, NULL);
 
 		/*
 		 * only used for iolog